The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change

Braun, Adam

ISBN 10: 1476730628 / ISBN 13: 9781476730622

Verlag: Scribner, 2014

Beschreibung

Signed Copy . Very Good dust jacket. Inscribed by author on front endpage.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers N20OS-00386

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change
• Verlag: Scribner
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1476730628
• ISBN-13: 9781476730622
• Einband: Hardcover
• Zustand: Very Good
• Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Schutzumschlag
• Signiert: Signatur des Verfassers

Über diesen Titel

Inhaltsangabe

Adam Braun began working summers at hedge funds when he was just sixteen years old, sprinting down the path to a successful Wall Street career. But while traveling as a college student, he met a young boy begging on the streets of India who would change his life. When Braun asked the boy what he wanted most in the world, he simply answered, "a pencil." This small request became the inspiration for the organization Braun would one day start, taking him on a journey through more than fifty countries and into the heart of self-discovery. His unique "for-purpose" approach reversed the traditional non-profit playbook, and in doing so helped redefine how modern movements are created. The Promise of a Pencilchronicles Braun's journey to find his calling; each chapter explains the steps that every person can take to discover a meaningful life. His trailblazing story takes readers behind the scenes with CEO's and village chiefs, business moguls and world-famous celebrities. Driven by compelling stories and shareable insights, this is a vivid and inspiring book that will give readers the tools to unlock a sense of purpose, passion, and meaning in their own lives.. NOTA: El libro no está en español, sino en inglés.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Adam Braun is the Founder of Pencils of Promise, an award-winning for-purpose organization that has built more than 200 schools across Africa, Asia, and Latin America and delivered over 30 million educational hours to children in poverty. PoP was founded with just $25 and has grown under Braun’s stewardship with his unique approach that blends nonprofit idealism with for-profit business principles. He has been a featured speaker at the White House, Clinton Global Initiative, and United Nations. All proceeds from The Promise of a Pencil will go to support Pencils of Promise.