Books to make a difference

• 2recommenders
  Mountains Beyond MountainsTracy Kidder

  
  Mountains Beyond Mountains Tracy Kidder · 2003 2 recommendersChris Guillebeau, James Clear
• Poor EconomicsAbhijit Banerjee

  
  Poor Economics Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo · 2011 Picked by Aaron Swartz
• The Life You Can SavePeter Singer

  
  The Life You Can Save Peter Singer · 2009 Picked by Will MacAskill
• The End of PovertyJeffrey D Sachs

  
  The End of Poverty Jeffrey D Sachs · 2005 Picked by Jeffrey Sachs
• The Origins of VirtueMatt Ridley

  
  The Origins of Virtue Matt Ridley · 1996 Picked by Naval Ravikant
• How to Change the WorldDavid Bornstein

  
  How to Change the World David Bornstein · 2003 Picked by Nicholas Kristof
• The Blue SweaterJacqueline Novogratz

  
  The Blue Sweater Jacqueline Novogratz · 2009 Picked by Nicholas Kristof
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  FactfulnessHans Rosling

  
  Factfulness Hans Rosling · 2018 2 recommendersBill Gates, Mark Manson
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  Half the SkyNicholas Kristof

  
  Half the Sky Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn · 2009 2 recommendersMia Farrow, Zainab Salbi
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  The Glass CastleJeannette Walls

  
  The Glass Castle Jeannette Walls · 2005 2 recommendersJames Clear, Mark Manson
• Just MercyBryan Stevenson

  
  Just Mercy Bryan Stevenson · 1600 Picked by James Clear
• Behind the Beautiful ForeversKatherine Boo

  
  Behind the Beautiful Forevers Katherine Boo · 2011 Picked by Mark Manson
• The Bottom BillionPaul Collier

  
  The Bottom Billion Paul Collier · 2007 Picked by Nicholas Kristof
• The Other AmericaMichael Harrington

  
  The Other America Michael Harrington · 1962 Picked by John Kerry
• Ethics for the New MillenniumHis Holiness the Dalai Lama

  
  Ethics for the New Millennium His Holiness the Dalai Lama · 1999 Picked by Jeffrey Sachs
• PhilanthrocapitalismMatthew Bishop

  
  Philanthrocapitalism Matthew Bishop and Michael Green · 2008 Picked by Nicholas Kristof
• The Autobiography of Andrew CarnegieAndrew Carnegie

  
  The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie Andrew Carnegie · 2006 Picked by James Clear
• The Law of PeoplesJohn Rawls

  
  The Law of Peoples John Rawls · 1999 Picked by Branko Milanović
• The Penguin and the LeviathanYochai Benkler

  
  The Penguin and the Leviathan Yochai Benkler · 2011 Picked by Bruce Schneier
• Three Cups of TeaGreg Mortenson

  
  Three Cups of Tea Greg Mortenson · 2006 Picked by Nicholas Kristof

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