The second book that I read by Nicholas Kristof this year and it did not disappoint. This time, he wrote about ways to look at social change and volunteerism in a new way. Although, it did not pack the emotional wallop of Half the Sky, I thought many of the ideas and organizations mentioned in the group were inspiring, creative and vital to making our world a better place. Kristof knows how to write about making a difference in a simple, straightforward, slightly dramatic way and he definitely had me checking out the different groups and community service opportunities after I read it. I'm thinking I will share some of these chapters with my student council kiddos. While Kristof and WuDunn are certainly on the right path, they tend to advocate more for charity than a sustainability perspective and lean more towards hype than substance. For example, they are big fans of charity:water -- which is full of glitter, marketing and celebrity presence but does not always focus on sustainable, long term solutions like water.org or other organizations that work for community wide, permanent and self-sustaining solutions for clean water. Still, they present some good ideas and this book is worth reading by folks who want to better understand global poverty.
What do You think about A Path Appears: Transforming Lives, Creating Opportunity (2014)?
I live Half the Sky way better. This does give some good ideas and organizations to work with.
—sarahrg
Hope to finish this when I am inspired to work globally instead of locally.
—Jada
Slow moving didn't keep my attention to the subject matter
—Susan
