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Social innovation and social entrepreneurship look for creative and affordable solutions to specific societal problems. Fuelled by the spread of the internet and the ubiquity of mobile phones, there are more people working to solve pressing social and environmental problems in the world today than ever before. Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation presents the journeys of pioneering - and often accidental - social innovators who, faced with a problem, used their courage, tenacity and creative thinking to find a solution. Using their own words to reflect upon their experiences, these cases do not gloss over the setbacks and the dead-ends social entrepreneurs can face. Instead, readers will g...
Biography of Ken Banks, currently Founder at kiwanja.net, previously Founder at Means of Exchange and Founder at Means of Exchange.
A book of innovation and entrepreneurship case studies, all related to work in developing countries.
Iain M. Banks, the modern master of SF, created many original drawings detailing the universe of his bestselling Culture novels. Now these illustrations - many of them annotated - are being published for the very first time in a book that celebrates Banks's grand vision, with additional notes and material by Banks's longtime friend and fellow SF author Ken MacLeod. Praise for the Culture series:'Epic in scope, ambitious in its ideas and absorbing in its execution' Independent on Sunday'Banks has created one of the most enduring and endearing visions of the future' Guardian'Jam-packed with extraordinary invention' Scotsman'Compulsive reading'Sunday Telegraph The Culture series: Consider PhlebasThe Player of GamesUse of WeaponsThe State of the ArtExcessionInversionsLook to WindwardMatterSurface DetailThe Hydrogen Sonata Other books by Iain M. Banks: Against a Dark BackgroundFeersum EndjinnThe Algebraist
An honest, emotionally powerful book about struggle, finding a purpose in life, striving to build a fairer society, and discovering who you are along the way.
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Tracing my ancestry was challenging and painful--yet, exciting. I encountered learning experiences at my every turn, and had to climb over many a brick wall during my research. I must say that my persistent, tireless efforts to achieve my goal proved beneficial and rewarding. This book has been written not only to spark an interest in its reader for family research, but also to document my gratitude for those who struggled and weathered the emotional storms and endured to strengthen and secure our family ties. Unlike the famous writer Alex Haley, I was unable to link my ancestors to the country of Africa. The trace only led me to the state of Georgia. Our ancestors had many shades of color--...
About the Book Little Boy Blue is an intense psychological thriller revolving around the genesis of Little Leo, a murderous sexual predator. It pits a fiendish sociopath against a dedicated, small town police chief providing the reader with gruesome awareness and nail-biting suspense. The book establishes a unique precedent by bringing the victims, particularly women and children to light. In their darkest hour, these heroic women show desperate strength and ingenuity as they fight for their lives. This Little Boy Blue is nothing like your childhood nursery rhyme. About the Author Dan Rose received his Masters degree in criminology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1978. So long ago in fact, that serial killer was often spelled cereal killer. For years he has studied the phenomenon and causation of serial murder. He still maintains that his most memorable years were those spent with his Brothers and Sisters of the Ocean City Police Department.
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