If you’ve had ENOUGH name calling, angry speech, and intolerance for anyone who doesn’t agree with you, or the condoning violent mob actions instead of reasoned conversations, check out the books written to encourage the BEST in each person in the second floor library display showcase. Altruism means concern for others and giving support for the best side of our personalities.
In the window:
- The Altruism Equation: Seven Scientists Search for the Origins of Goodness by Lee Alan Dugatkin
- The Altruistic Species: scientific, philosophical, and religious perspectives of human benevolence / by Andrew Michael Flescher and Daniel Worthen
- Getting a Grip: Clarity, Creativity, and Courage in a World Gone Mad by Frances Moore Lappé
- On Kindness by Adam Phillips and Barbara Taylor
- The Power of Kindness: The Unexpected Benefits of Leading a Compassionate Life by Piero Ferrucci
- Why Philanthropy Matters: How the Wealthy Give, and What It Means for Our Economic Well-being by Zoltan J. Acs
- Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life by Karen Armstrong
- Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World by Bill Clinton
- Giving, the Sacred Art: Creating a Lifestyle of Generosity by Lauren Tyler Wright
- Giving Back: Connecting You, Business, and Community by Bert Berkley
- Giving: Charity and Philanthropy in History by Robert H. Bremner
- A Path Appears: Transforming Lives, Creating Opportunity by Nicholas D. Kristof
- 22 Ideas to Fix the World: Conversations with the World’s foremost thinkers
- Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich
- Stick Your Neck Out: A Street-smart Guide to Creating Change in Your Community and Beyond : Service as the Path of a Meaningful Life by John Graham
- The Betrayal of Work: How Low-wage Jobs Fail 30 Million Americans and Their Families by Beth Shulman
- All these books can be checked out. Ask for help at the desk on the second floor.