A Path Appears: Transforming Lives, Creating Opportunity

A Path Appears: Transforming Lives, Creating Opportunity
ISBN-10
0345805100
ISBN-13
9780345805102
Category
Social Science
Pages
382
Language
English
Published
2015
Publisher
Vintage
Authors
Sheryl WuDunn, Nicholas Kristof

Description

From the authors of the #1 New York Times best-selling Half the Sky, a unique and essential narrative about making a difference in the world--a road-map to becoming a conscientious global citizen. The basis of a PBS four-hour series.

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