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Studs Terkel, 1912-2008

November 1, 2008

Studs Terkel, that great & generous soul, has passed on. For me, the voice of Studs Terkel will always symbolize a combination of passionate curiosity, prophetic conviction, and deeply generous, fatherly love. He delighted in the people of the world, and shared his delight with us.

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Shelved with: Community & Time|| History|| Sociology|| The Reading Life
Tagged With: Biography, Chicago, Community, History, John Steinbek, Memoir, Mike Royko, Nelson Algren, Richard Wright, Social Justice, Studs Terkel, Theodore Dreiser, WFMT
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Poverty Bibliography (Blog Action Day 2008)

October 15, 2008

A bibliography for Blog Action Day 2008: Poverty. A collection of readings on economics and poverty, for parents, kids, and churches. “You cannot reduce poverty if you don’t know what poverty is.”

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Shelved with: Mind & Society|| The Reading Life
Tagged With: Base of the Pyramid, Bibliography, Blog Action Day, Bryant L. Myers, Community, Economics, Herman Daly, Poverty, Reviews, Scott Bessenecker, Social Justice, Socially Responsible Business, St. Luke Penny Savings Bank, Walter Rauschenbusch
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Coming Next Week: Blog Action Day ’08: Poverty

October 8, 2008

Visit http://blogactionday.org, and join the Blog Action Day ’08 conversation on poverty!

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Shelved with: Mind & Society|| The Reading Life
Tagged With: Blog Action Day, Blogging, Economics, Poverty, Social Justice
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The Good Book at the Olympic Games

August 14, 2008

Because cultural and academic leaders in China are seeking to understand the influence of the Bible on the worldview and culture of the West, there is a growing interest in Chinese-English bilingual Bibles in mainland China…”What a wonderful thing it would be if thousands of people would learn English?and Chinese!?by reading the Bible in side-by-side bilingual editions.?

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Shelved with: Margin Notes|| The Reading Life
Tagged With: Bible, Body, Byron Borger, China, Culture, Language, Olympic Games, Religion, Social Justice, Sports, Translation
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Everything to Gain

July 16, 2008

What if you could right a wrong from your parents generation, and pass on a blessing to your children? What if you could build businesses in the community, cut crime, pollution, and disease, and make a profit doing it?

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Shelved with: Margin Notes|| Mind & Society
Tagged With: Alex Steffen, BOF, Business, Cities, Community, Economics, Environment, Heroes, Majora Carter, NYC, Race, Reorganization, Social Justice, Sustainability, Sustainable South Bronx, TED, WorldChanging
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