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Doing Good Better: How Effective Altruism Can Help You Help Others, Do Work that Matters, and Make Smarter Choices about Giving Back By William MacAskill Cover Image
$18.00
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Humankind: Changing the World One Small Act at a Time By Brad Aronson Cover Image
$15.99
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From Generosity to Justice: A New Gospel of Wealth By Darren Walker Cover Image
$23.99
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The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity By Toby Ord Cover Image
$19.99
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The World Central Kitchen Cookbook: Feeding Humanity, Feeding Hope By José Andrés, World Central Kitchen, Sam Chapple-Sokol (With), Stephen Colbert (Foreword by) Cover Image
$35.00
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10th Anniversary Edition The Life You Can Save: How To Do Your Part To End World Poverty By Peter Singer Cover Image
$19.95
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What It Takes to Save a Life: A Veterinarian's Quest for Healing and Hope By Kwane Stewart Cover Image
$28.99
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Let it Be Wild: Stepping into the Unknown and Finding a Home By Jenny Nuccio Cover Image
$27.99
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Uncharitable: How Restraints on Nonprofits Undermine Their Potential By Dan Pallotta Cover Image
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Family Philanthropy Navigator: The inspirational guide for philanthropic families on their giving journey By Peter Vogel, Etienne Eichenberger, Malgorzata Kurak Cover Image
$35.00
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The Only Grant-Writing Book You'll  Ever Need By Ellen Karsh, Arlen Sue Fox Cover Image
$24.99
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Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World By Anand Giridharadas Cover Image
$17.00
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