The power of half
one family's decision to stop taking and start giving back
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Author
Contributions
- Salwen, Hannah - Contributor
Publication
2010 - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston [Mass., Massachusetts
Language
English
Word Count
60,500 words, Guess
Page Count
242 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivepowerofhalfonef00salw
- Internet Archivepowerofhalfonefa0000salw
- ISBN-100547248067
- ISBN-139780547248066
- Library of Congress Control Number2009029971
and 3 more
- OCLC Control Number317917971
- Better World Books9780547248066
- Open LibraryOL24434291M
Classifications
- DDC174
- LCCHC110.C6 S255 2010
- LCCHC110.C6S255 2009
Alternate Titles
- Power of one half
- Power of 1/2
Description
It all started when 14-year old Hannah Salwen, idealistic but troubled by a growing sense of injustice, had a eureka moment when she saw a homeless man juxtaposed against a glistening Mercedes coupe. "You know, Dad," she said, "If that man had a less nice car, that man there could have a meal." This glaring led the Salwen family of four, caught up like so many other Americans in this age of consumption and waste, to follow Hannah's urge to do something--so they embarked on an incredible journey together. They decided to sell their Atlanta mansion, buy a house half its size, and give half their profits to charity. At first it was an outlandish scheme, then it became a challenge: "We are TOTALLY doing this." Each week they met over dinner to discuss their plan--which would transport them across the globe and well out of their comfort zone, and bring them closer as a family.--From publisher description.
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