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Your gifts connect you to a world of giving Americans are generous
with their pocketbooks, but trying to make a difference and
actually making a difference are two different things. Where Am I
Giving? by New York Times bestselling author Kelsey Timmerman takes
you on a journey to meet people who will inspire you to live a
purpose-filled, generous life and make the greatest impact you can
through your career, time, consumer dollars, and donations.
Starting in his hometown of Muncie, Indiana, and then traveling all
over the world (Myanmar, Kenya, India, Nepal, and more), Kelsey
explores not only different ways of giving--as a worker, consumer,
volunteer, giver, local and global citizen--but also the benefits
and effectiveness of these methods. He spends time with monks,
students, a refugee, a Marine, a former Hollywood executive, Peace
Corps Volunteers, and seasoned aid workers to explore how they
give, as well as with the people on the receiving end of their
giving. Along the way he struggles to be a more informed giver as
he becomes a "voluntourist," starts his own local non-profit, and
searches for a balance between rationality and passion in how he
gives. This book will help you: Reveal the amazing opportunities
you have to make an impact using your own gifts--and it doesn't
have to be money Understand the sociology, philosophy,
anthropology, and neuroscience of giving See how giving can make
you more connected and happier Examine types of giving, including
microlending, volunteering, donating, ethical consumption, mission
trips, voluntourism, child sponsorship, etc. Dive into a nuanced
view of effectiveness of international aid and its intersection
with development, politics, and culture Where Am I Giving? is a
fast-paced narrative combining compelling stories collected over 15
years of travel to 90+ countries, mixed with practical advice on
how to make giving a part of our everyday lives.
A deeply human-centered perspective on the origins of America's
food Where Am I Eating? bridges the gap between global food
producers and the American consumer, providing an insightful look
at how our eating habits affect farmers and fishermen around the
world. Follow the author on his global quest to meet the workers
that nurture, harvest, and hunt our food, as he works alongside
them loading lobster diving boats in Nicaragua, harvesting bananas
in Costa Rica, lugging cocoa beans in Ivory Coast with a modern-day
slave, picking coffee beans in Colombia and hauling tomatoes in
Indiana. This new edition includes a study guide, a deeper
explanation of the "glocal" concept, and advice for students
looking to become engaged as both local and global citizens.
Arguing neither for nor against globalization, this book simply
explores the lives of those who feed us. Imports account for
eighty-six percent of America's seafood, fifty percent of its fresh
fruit, and eighteen percent of its fresh vegetables. Where Am I
Eating? examines the effects of this reliance on those who supply
the global food economy. * Learn more about the global producers
that feed our nation, and learn from their worldviews intensely
connected to people and planet * Discover how food preferences and
trends affect the lives of farmers and fishermen * Catch a
boots-on-the-ground glimpse of the daily lives of food producers on
four continents * Meet a modern-day slave and explore the blurred
line between exploitation and opportunity * Observe how the poorest
producers fare in the global food economy This book takes a
human-centered approach to food, investigating the lives of the
people at the other end of the global food economy, observing the
hope and opportunity or lack thereof that results from our reliance
on imports. Where Am I Eating? is a touching, insightful,
informative look at the origins of our food.
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