40 books
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19 voters
Social Impact Books
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Becoming a Changemaker: An Actionable, Inclusive Guide to Leading Positive Change at Any Level (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as social-impact)
avg rating 4.07 — 167 ratings — published
How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as social-impact)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,180 ratings — published 2013
Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as social-impact)
avg rating 4.27 — 24,415 ratings — published 2011
Doing Good Better: How Effective Altruism Can Help You Make a Difference (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as social-impact)
avg rating 4.17 — 7,895 ratings — published 2015
More Than Good Intentions: How a New Economics Is Helping to Solve Global Poverty (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as social-impact)
avg rating 3.95 — 999 ratings — published 2011
The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as social-impact)
avg rating 4.27 — 64,426 ratings — published 2019
Start Something That Matters (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as social-impact)
avg rating 4.02 — 11,306 ratings — published 2011
The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as social-impact)
avg rating 3.99 — 7,132 ratings — published 2009
Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as social-impact)
avg rating 4.12 — 10,413 ratings — published 1991
Find Your Why: A Practical Guide to Discovering Purpose for You and Your Team (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as social-impact)
avg rating 3.66 — 12,733 ratings — published 2017
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as social-impact)
avg rating 4.34 — 168,440 ratings — published 2019
Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as social-impact)
avg rating 4.36 — 201,864 ratings — published 2018
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as social-impact)
avg rating 4.01 — 855,523 ratings — published 2000
Manifesto for a Moral Revolution: Practices to Build a Better World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as social-impact)
avg rating 4.27 — 923 ratings — published
80,000 Hours: Find a fulfilling career that does good (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as social-impact)
avg rating 3.91 — 2,028 ratings — published 2016
Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as social-impact)
avg rating 4.13 — 17,202 ratings — published 2018
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as social-impact)
avg rating 4.28 — 55,655 ratings — published 2008
A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as social-impact)
avg rating 3.96 — 6,465 ratings — published 2014
Getting Beyond Better: How Social Entrepreneurship Works (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as social-impact)
avg rating 3.92 — 354 ratings — published 2015
Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as social-impact)
avg rating 3.98 — 3,218 ratings — published 1997
The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty Through Profits (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as social-impact)
avg rating 3.91 — 2,386 ratings — published 2004
Fundable & Findable: The Brand-New Way to Fix Your Nonprofit Fundraising (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as social-impact)
avg rating 4.89 — 93 ratings — published
The New Reason to Work: How to Build a Career That Will Change the World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as social-impact)
avg rating 4.32 — 44 ratings — published
The Innovation Blind Spot: Why We Back the Wrong Ideas And What to Do about It (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as social-impact)
avg rating 4.08 — 295 ratings — published
Business Model Generation (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as social-impact)
avg rating 4.21 — 59,109 ratings — published 2010
Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as social-impact)
avg rating 4.16 — 15,667 ratings — published 2017
The Life You Can Save: How to Do Your Part to End World Poverty (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as social-impact)
avg rating 4.15 — 6,882 ratings — published 2009
Lean Impact: How to Innovate for Radically Greater Social Good (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as social-impact)
avg rating 4.01 — 368 ratings — published 2018
Real Impact: The New Economics of Social Change (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as social-impact)
avg rating 3.91 — 234 ratings — published
Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as social-impact)
avg rating 3.87 — 30,079 ratings — published 2016
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as social-impact)
avg rating 4.10 — 269,140 ratings — published 2009
SuperCorp: How Vanguard Companies Create Innovation, Profits, Growth, and Social Good (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as social-impact)
avg rating 3.35 — 80 ratings — published 2009
Thinking In Systems: A Primer (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as social-impact)
avg rating 4.19 — 22,329 ratings — published 2008
Driving Social Change: How to Solve the World's Toughest Problems (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as social-impact)
avg rating 3.48 — 25 ratings — published 2010
The Triple Bottom Line: How Today's Best-Run Companies Are Achieving Economic, Social and Environmental Success -- and How You Can Too (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as social-impact)
avg rating 3.88 — 190 ratings — published 2006
Impact Investing: Transforming How We Make Money While Making a Difference (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as social-impact)
avg rating 3.74 — 183 ratings — published 2011
Thirst: A Story of Redemption, Compassion, and a Mission to Bring Clean Water to the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as social-impact)
avg rating 4.44 — 5,638 ratings — published 2018
Systems Thinking For Social Change: A Practical Guide to Solving Complex Problems, Avoiding Unintended Consequences, and Achieving Lasting Results (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as social-impact)
avg rating 3.78 — 835 ratings — published 2015
The B Corp Handbook: How to Use Business as a Force for Good (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as social-impact)
avg rating 3.98 — 305 ratings — published 2014
The Lean Startup (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as social-impact)
avg rating 4.11 — 364,758 ratings — published 2011
The Most Good You Can Do: How Effective Altruism Is Changing Ideas About Living Ethically (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as social-impact)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,822 ratings — published 2015
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as social-impact)
avg rating 4.16 — 623,570 ratings — published 2012
Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as social-impact)
avg rating 3.70 — 8,276 ratings — published 2009
Who Cares Wins: Why Good Business is Better Business (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as social-impact)
avg rating 3.78 — 60 ratings — published 2011
Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as social-impact)
avg rating 4.09 — 12,504 ratings — published 2002
The Power of Impact Investing: Putting Markets to Work for Profit and Global Good (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as social-impact)
avg rating 3.58 — 141 ratings — published 2014
The Solution Revolution: How Business, Government, and Social Enterprises Are Teaming Up to Solve Society's Toughest Problems (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as social-impact)
avg rating 3.70 — 220 ratings — published 2013
Building Social Business: The New Kind of Capitalism That Serves Humanity's Most Pressing Needs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as social-impact)
avg rating 3.98 — 1,900 ratings — published 1997
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as social-impact)
avg rating 3.66 — 358,684 ratings — published 2006
Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as social-impact)
avg rating 4.20 — 88,788 ratings — published 2003
“The motivation isn’t fame or fortune, but rather freedom: the liberty to mold a society rich with tradition and culture that will adhere to human rights and capitalize on opportunities.”
― Make your contribution count for you, me , we: An evolutionary journey inspired by the wisdom of pioneering African women
― Make your contribution count for you, me , we: An evolutionary journey inspired by the wisdom of pioneering African women
“Think Big, Start Small”
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