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A Gift of Hope
by Danielle Steel • 2012
She gave teddy bears to homeless men. The toughest cried, and her grief began to heal.
3.98
3k+
A Gift of Hope Summary
A Gift of Hope 89%
She gave teddy bears to homeless men. The toughest cried, and her grief began to heal.
by Danielle Steel 2012
3.98
3k+ ratings
Sidewalk
by Mitchell Duneier • 1999
Some of the most disorderly figures on the sidewalk are also the ones preventing real crime.
4.15
2k+
Sidewalk Summary
Sidewalk 88%
Some of the most disorderly figures on the sidewalk are also the ones preventing real crime.
by Mitchell Duneier 1999
4.15
2k+ ratings
Rough Sleepers
by Tracy Kidder • 2023
The homeless die ten times faster. A Boston doctor found that trust is the only cure.
4.34
11k+
Rough Sleepers Summary
Rough Sleepers 88%
The homeless die ten times faster. A Boston doctor found that trust is the only cure.
by Tracy Kidder 2023
4.34
11k+ ratings
San Fransicko
by Michael Shellenberger • 2021
Progressive compassion for the homeless and addicted is making both groups larger and sicker.
4.01
4k+
San Fransicko Summary
San Fransicko 88%
Progressive compassion for the homeless and addicted is making both groups larger and sicker.
by Michael Shellenberger 2021
4.01
4k+ ratings
The Lost and the Found
by Kevin Fagan • 2025
A reporter followed two unhoused people in San Francisco. One got out. The other didn't. Here's why.
4.27
912
The Lost and the Found Summary
The Lost and the Found 88%
A reporter followed two unhoused people in San Francisco. One got out. The other didn't. Here's why.
by Kevin Fagan 2025
4.27
912 ratings
Tactical Urbanism
by Mike Lydon • 2014
How to hack your city with paint, planters, and pop-up parks, and prove change is possible now.
3.99
315
Tactical Urbanism Summary
Tactical Urbanism 87%
How to hack your city with paint, planters, and pop-up parks, and prove change is possible now.
by Mike Lydon 2014
3.99
315 ratings
Streetfight
by Janette Sadik-Khan • 2016
Paint, data, and political nerve: beating the car-first status quo.
4.26
2k+
Streetfight Summary
Streetfight 87%
Paint, data, and political nerve: beating the car-first status quo.
by Janette Sadik-Khan 2016
4.26
2k+ ratings
Having Nothing, Possessing Everything
by Michael Mather • 2018
A pastor stopped tallying what his poor neighborhood lacked. What he found rewrote his calling.
4.39
241
Having Nothing, Possessing Everything Summary
Having Nothing, Possessing Everything 87%
A pastor stopped tallying what his poor neighborhood lacked. What he found rewrote his calling.
by Michael Mather 2018
4.39
241 ratings
Filmmaking for Change
by Jon Fitzgerald • 2012
Fund, shoot, edit, and distribute documentaries that turn audiences into advocates.
3.27
22
Filmmaking for Change Summary
Filmmaking for Change 87%
Fund, shoot, edit, and distribute documentaries that turn audiences into advocates.
by Jon Fitzgerald 2012
3.27
22 ratings
Fist Stick Knife Gun
by Geoffrey Canada • 1995
Respect was won with fists on Union Avenue. Then guns came and rewrote the rules for everyone.
4.03
3k+
Fist Stick Knife Gun Summary
Fist Stick Knife Gun 87%
Respect was won with fists on Union Avenue. Then guns came and rewrote the rules for everyone.
by Geoffrey Canada 1995
4.03
3k+ ratings
Toxic Charity
by Robert D. Lupton • 2011
How to stop hurting the people you want to help: swap handouts for dignity and investment.
3.94
5k+
Toxic Charity Summary
Toxic Charity 87%
How to stop hurting the people you want to help: swap handouts for dignity and investment.
by Robert D. Lupton 2011
3.94
5k+ ratings
The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces
by William H. Whyte • 1980
A decade of time-lapse footage on New York plazas upended every assumption about what draws a crowd.
4.33
927
The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces Summary
The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces 87%
A decade of time-lapse footage on New York plazas upended every assumption about what draws a crowd.
by William H. Whyte 1980
4.33
927 ratings
365 Ways To Change the World
by Michael Norton • 2005
An almanac of 365 everyday actions that shift corporations, communities, and cultures.
3.92
123
365 Ways To Change the World Summary
365 Ways To Change the World 86%
An almanac of 365 everyday actions that shift corporations, communities, and cultures.
by Michael Norton 2005
3.92
123 ratings
Gang Leader for a Day
by Sudhir Venkatesh • 2008
A sociologist ran a Chicago gang for a day. The books were cleaner than he expected.
4.07
26k+
Gang Leader for a Day Summary
Gang Leader for a Day 86%
A sociologist ran a Chicago gang for a day. The books were cleaner than he expected.
by Sudhir Venkatesh 2008
4.07
26k+ ratings
The Kickstarter Handbook
by Don Steinberg • 2012
Your Kickstarter succeeds on 30 days, a video, and the crowd you build beforehand. The playbook.
3.74
133
The Kickstarter Handbook Summary
The Kickstarter Handbook 86%
Your Kickstarter succeeds on 30 days, a video, and the crowd you build beforehand. The playbook.
by Don Steinberg 2012
3.74
133 ratings
Palaces for the People
by Eric Klinenberg • 2018
Stronger than seawalls: the shared spaces that hold communities together when everything breaks.
3.97
5k+
Palaces for the People Summary
Palaces for the People 86%
Stronger than seawalls: the shared spaces that hold communities together when everything breaks.
by Eric Klinenberg 2018
3.97
5k+ ratings
The Hole in Our Gospel
by Richard Stearns • 2009
Jesus said we'd find him among the hungry and imprisoned. Most of us stopped looking.
4.13
14k+
The Hole in Our Gospel Summary
The Hole in Our Gospel 86%
Jesus said we'd find him among the hungry and imprisoned. Most of us stopped looking.
by Richard Stearns 2009
4.13
14k+ ratings
Organizing
by Marshall Ganz • 2014
The disciplined craft of turning personal stories and living-room meetings into political power.
4.26
19
Organizing Summary
Organizing 86%
The disciplined craft of turning personal stories and living-room meetings into political power.
by Marshall Ganz 2014
4.26
19 ratings
The Cross and the Switchblade
by David Wilkerson • 1963
A Life photo pulls a rural pastor into Brooklyn's gangs, armed with prayer and an impossible love.
4.27
60k+
The Cross and the Switchblade Summary
The Cross and the Switchblade 86%
A Life photo pulls a rural pastor into Brooklyn's gangs, armed with prayer and an impossible love.
by David Wilkerson 1963
4.27
60k+ ratings
Life After Cars
by Sarah Goodyear • 2025
The cost of car dependency is hidden in plain sight. What happens when we build for people instead?
4.26
1k+
Life After Cars Summary
Life After Cars 86%
The cost of car dependency is hidden in plain sight. What happens when we build for people instead?
by Sarah Goodyear 2025
4.26
1k+ ratings
Humans of New York
by Brandon Stanton • 2015
Ten thousand New Yorkers, one photographer, and the question that revealed a city's hidden soul.
4.55
20k+
Humans of New York Summary
Humans of New York 86%
Ten thousand New Yorkers, one photographer, and the question that revealed a city's hidden soul.
by Brandon Stanton 2015
4.55
20k+ ratings
Rules for Revolutionaries
by Becky Bond • 2016
The volunteer-led organizing model that scales from a living room to a nationwide movement.
3.84
762
Rules for Revolutionaries Summary
Rules for Revolutionaries 86%
The volunteer-led organizing model that scales from a living room to a nationwide movement.
by Becky Bond 2016
3.84
762 ratings
Tattoos on the Heart
by Gregory Boyle • 2009
Gang programs fail because they're conditional. One LA priest bet on love that refuses to quit.
4.49
31k+
Tattoos on the Heart Summary
Tattoos on the Heart 86%
Gang programs fail because they're conditional. One LA priest bet on love that refuses to quit.
by Gregory Boyle 2009
4.49
31k+ ratings
How to Change the World
by John-Paul Flintoff • 2012
Find your reason, start small, and go first: how ordinary people actually change the world.
3.73
942
How to Change the World Summary
How to Change the World 86%
Find your reason, start small, and go first: how ordinary people actually change the world.
by John-Paul Flintoff 2012
3.73
942 ratings
Invisible Child
by Andrea Elliott • 2021
Born homeless in Brooklyn, Dasani gets one shot: a boarding school that accepts one in ten.
4.70
20k+
Invisible Child Summary
Invisible Child 86%
Born homeless in Brooklyn, Dasani gets one shot: a boarding school that accepts one in ten.
by Andrea Elliott 2021
4.70
20k+ ratings
Road to Nowhere
by Paris Marx • 2022
The tech-driven transportation future is a dead end. The real fix: fewer cars, better transit.
4.16
643
Road to Nowhere Summary
Road to Nowhere 86%
The tech-driven transportation future is a dead end. The real fix: fewer cars, better transit.
by Paris Marx 2022
4.16
643 ratings
Justice at Work
by Marc Doussard • 2022
How coalitions fuse racial and economic justice to win policy in cities.
5.00
3
Justice at Work Summary
Justice at Work 86%
How coalitions fuse racial and economic justice to win policy in cities.
by Marc Doussard 2022
5.00
3 ratings
Sharing Jesus Without Freaking Out
by D. Scott Hildreth • 2020
What if sharing your faith felt as natural as telling a story about someone you love?
4.23
185
Sharing Jesus Without Freaking Out Summary
Sharing Jesus Without Freaking Out 86%
What if sharing your faith felt as natural as telling a story about someone you love?
by D. Scott Hildreth 2020
4.23
185 ratings
When Helping Hurts
by Steve Corbett • 2009
Your help can hurt. A poverty alleviation method that starts with what communities already have.
4.20
14k+
When Helping Hurts Summary
When Helping Hurts 86%
Your help can hurt. A poverty alleviation method that starts with what communities already have.
by Steve Corbett 2009
4.20
14k+ ratings
The Locust Effect
by Gary A. Haugen • 2013
Poverty's root cause is violence, not economics. The aid industry has been fixing the wrong problem.
4.32
2k+
The Locust Effect Summary
The Locust Effect 86%
Poverty's root cause is violence, not economics. The aid industry has been fixing the wrong problem.
by Gary A. Haugen 2013
4.32
2k+ ratings
Lifehouse
by Adam Greenfield • 2024
Votes and green tech won't stop climate collapse. The real plan: neighbors caring for each other.
3.84
86
Lifehouse Summary
Lifehouse 86%
Votes and green tech won't stop climate collapse. The real plan: neighbors caring for each other.
by Adam Greenfield 2024
3.84
86 ratings
Ministries of Mercy
by Timothy J. Keller • 1989
A church that gets its hands dirty with the needy: the theology and plan for mercy ministry.
4.14
1k+
Ministries of Mercy Summary
Ministries of Mercy 86%
A church that gets its hands dirty with the needy: the theology and plan for mercy ministry.
by Timothy J. Keller 1989
4.14
1k+ ratings
Blueprint for Revolution
by Srdja Popovic • 2015
Rice pudding, Lego men, and the nonviolent playbook that wins twice as often as violence.
4.30
2k+
Blueprint for Revolution Summary
Blueprint for Revolution 86%
Rice pudding, Lego men, and the nonviolent playbook that wins twice as often as violence.
by Srdja Popovic 2015
4.30
2k+ ratings
Fragmented Democracy
by Jamila Michener • 2018
Your zip code decides your Medicaid benefits. It also decides whether you bother with politics.
4.23
120
Fragmented Democracy Summary
Fragmented Democracy 86%
Your zip code decides your Medicaid benefits. It also decides whether you bother with politics.
by Jamila Michener 2018
4.23
120 ratings
Loving the City
by Timothy J. Keller • 2016
Four ways the church engages culture. Each is half-right, each is dangerous. The center is ancient.
4.28
242
Loving the City Summary
Loving the City 86%
Four ways the church engages culture. Each is half-right, each is dangerous. The center is ancient.
by Timothy J. Keller 2016
4.28
242 ratings
This Is an Uprising
by Mark Engler • 2016
Nonviolence is not a virtue. It is a technology of conflict, and it brings down regimes.
4.20
1k+
This Is an Uprising Summary
This Is an Uprising 86%
Nonviolence is not a virtue. It is a technology of conflict, and it brings down regimes.
by Mark Engler 2016
4.20
1k+ ratings
Poverty Safari
by Darren McGarvey • 2017
Poverty isn't just broke. It's trauma, addiction, and a mind that fights its own rescue.
4.01
7k+
Poverty Safari Summary
Poverty Safari 86%
Poverty isn't just broke. It's trauma, addiction, and a mind that fights its own rescue.
by Darren McGarvey 2017
4.01
7k+ ratings
No Shame in My Game
by Katherine S. Newman • 1999
The job everyone ridicules might be the best shot at dignity for America's working poor.
3.75
466
No Shame in My Game Summary
No Shame in My Game 86%
The job everyone ridicules might be the best shot at dignity for America's working poor.
by Katherine S. Newman 1999
3.75
466 ratings
Last Chance in Texas
by John Hubner • 2005
At a Texas juvenile prison, violent offenders reenact their crimes. Only one in ten reoffends.
4.29
828
Last Chance in Texas Summary
Last Chance in Texas 86%
At a Texas juvenile prison, violent offenders reenact their crimes. Only one in ten reoffends.
by John Hubner 2005
4.29
828 ratings
Questioning Evangelism
by Randy Newman • 2020
Evangelism that works: ask more, tell less, and let questions open the way for the gospel.
4.20
84
Questioning Evangelism Summary
Questioning Evangelism 86%
Evangelism that works: ask more, tell less, and let questions open the way for the gospel.
by Randy Newman 2020
4.20
84 ratings
Friendship at the Margins
by Christopher L. Heuertz • 2010
The most radical move in Christian mission: stop helping and start befriending.
4.18
372
Friendship at the Margins Summary
Friendship at the Margins 86%
The most radical move in Christian mission: stop helping and start befriending.
by Christopher L. Heuertz 2010
4.18
372 ratings
Join the Club
by Tina Rosenberg • 2011
Peer pressure has toppled dictators and slowed epidemics. The case for aiming it deliberately.
3.49
340
Join the Club Summary
Join the Club 86%
Peer pressure has toppled dictators and slowed epidemics. The case for aiming it deliberately.
by Tina Rosenberg 2011
3.49
340 ratings
An American Summer
by Alex Kotlowitz • 2019
172 killed, 793 wounded. One Chicago summer, inside the lives the violence leaves behind.
4.31
5k+
An American Summer Summary
An American Summer 85%
172 killed, 793 wounded. One Chicago summer, inside the lives the violence leaves behind.
by Alex Kotlowitz 2019
4.31
5k+ ratings
The Skilled Communicator in Social Work
by Karen Healy • 2017
Poststructuralism doesn't end critical social work; it saves it from its own certainties.
4.00
4
The Skilled Communicator in Social Work Summary
The Skilled Communicator in Social Work 85%
Poststructuralism doesn't end critical social work; it saves it from its own certainties.
by Karen Healy 2017
4.00
4 ratings
How Change Happens
by Leslie R. Crutchfield • 2018
Six factors determine whether a movement wins or dies. None of them start in Washington.
3.74
160
How Change Happens Summary
How Change Happens 85%
Six factors determine whether a movement wins or dies. None of them start in Washington.
by Leslie R. Crutchfield 2018
3.74
160 ratings
Introducing Christian Mission Today
by Michael W. Goheen • 2014
Western-led mission is over. The future is polycentric, holistic, and urban; here is the map.
3.85
224
Introducing Christian Mission Today Summary
Introducing Christian Mission Today 85%
Western-led mission is over. The future is polycentric, holistic, and urban; here is the map.
by Michael W. Goheen 2014
3.85
224 ratings
Turning Everyday Conversations into Gospel Conversations
by Jimmy Scroggins • 2016
Move any conversation toward the gospel with a one-page diagram and three simple responses.
4.18
636
Turning Everyday Conversations into Gospel Conversations Summary
Turning Everyday Conversations into Gospel Conversations 85%
Move any conversation toward the gospel with a one-page diagram and three simple responses.
by Jimmy Scroggins 2016
4.18
636 ratings
From Dictatorship to Democracy
by Gene Sharp • 1993
Dictatorships collapse when people refuse to cooperate. The strategic manual that shows how.
3.83
2k+
From Dictatorship to Democracy Summary
From Dictatorship to Democracy 85%
Dictatorships collapse when people refuse to cooperate. The strategic manual that shows how.
by Gene Sharp 1993
3.83
2k+ ratings
The Quiet Before
by Gal Beckerman • 2022
Why the movements that changed the world began with letters and zines, not viral posts.
3.79
485
The Quiet Before Summary
The Quiet Before 85%
Why the movements that changed the world began with letters and zines, not viral posts.
by Gal Beckerman 2022
3.79
485 ratings
Center Church
by Timothy J. Keller • 2012
Most churches are built for the suburbs. Cities demand a different gospel logic entirely.
4.43
3k+
Center Church Summary
Center Church 85%
Most churches are built for the suburbs. Cities demand a different gospel logic entirely.
by Timothy J. Keller 2012
4.43
3k+ ratings
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