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xviii, 396 p., [16] p. of col. plates : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 24 cm.

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2005

Penguin Press

Longmont Adult Nonfiction

339.46 SAC

4) 40 chances: finding hope in a hungry world

3) The Third World

Series:

Opposing viewpoints

Publisher:

Greenhaven Press

Pub. Date:

[2006]

Language:

English

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909.09724 THI

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[2006]	Greenhaven Press	230 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.	On Shelf Longmont Adult Nonfiction 909.09724 THI	More Info Place Hold

Author:

Buffett, Howard G.

Publisher:

Simon & Schuster

Pub. Date:

2013

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English

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xiv, 443 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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1 of 1	Lafayette Nonfiction Area	363.8091 Buf

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2013

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Simon & Schuster

5) The locust effect: why the end of poverty requires the end of violence

Author:

Haugen, Gary A.

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Brilliance Audio on compact disc

Pub. Date:

[2014]

Language:

English

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Book, Audio CD

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305.569 HAU

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[2014]	Oxford University Press	xvii, 346 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm	On Shelf Longmont Adult Nonfiction 305.569 HAU	More Info Place Hold

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11 sound discs (12 hr., 35 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

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1 of 1	Broomfield Books on CD	CD 305.569 Hauge

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6) The darker nations: a people's history of the third world

While the world has made encouraging strides in the fight against global poverty, there is a hidden crisis silently undermining our best efforts to help the poor. It is a plague of everyday violence. Beneath the surface of the world's poorest communities, common violence -- like rape, forced labor, illegal detention, land theft, police abuse and other brutality -- has become routine and relentless. And like a horde of locusts devouring everything...

Author:

Prashad, Vijay

Series:

New Press people's history

Publisher:

New Press :

Pub. Date:

[2007]

Language:

English

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909.09724 PRA

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[2007]	New Press :	xix, 364 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.	On Shelf Longmont Adult Nonfiction 909.09724 PRA	More Info Place Hold

7) The means of reproduction: sex, power, and the future of the world

Author:

Goldberg, Michelle, 1975-

Publisher:

Penguin Press

Pub. Date:

2009

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English

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1 of 1	Boulder Main Adult NonFiction	363.4609172 Gold

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8) The fortune at the bottom of the pyramid

Author:

Prahalad, C. K.

Publisher:

Wharton School

Pub. Date:

[2006]

Language:

English

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Longmont Adult Nonfiction

338.88 PRA

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[2006]	Wharton School	xxi, 273 p.	On Shelf Longmont Adult Nonfiction 338.88 PRA	More Info Place Hold

9) The worth of water: our story of chasing solutions to the world's greatest challenge

Author:

White, Gary (Founder of Water.org)

Language:

English

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333.91 WHI

224 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm

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[2022]

Portfolio/Penguin

Longmont Adult Nonfiction

333.91 WHI

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2022	OverDrive	Penguin Publishing Group	Available Online Online OverDrive Collection Online OverDrive Collection	More Info Check Out OverDrive

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11) The oil curse: how petroleum wealth shapes the development of nations

From the founders of nonprofits Water.org & WaterEquity Gary White and Matt Damon, the incredible true story of two unlikely allies on a mission to end the global water crisis for good When Oscar-winning actor Matt Damon visited rural Zambia in 2006, thelast thing he expected was to become a life-long champion for the battle to end the global water and sanitation crisis. He quickly realized that to make a real impact, he'd need additional expertise....

10) Drummer in the dark

Author:

Bunn, T. Davis, 1952-

Publisher:

Doubleday

Pub. Date:

2001

Language:

English

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FICTION BUNN, T.D.

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2001	1st ed	Doubleday	415 p.	On Shelf Longmont Adult Fiction FICTION BUNN, T.D.	More Info Place Hold

Author:

Ross, Michael, 1961-

Publisher:

Princeton University Press

Pub. Date:

[2012]

Language:

English

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Princeton University Press

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1 of 1	Broomfield Non-Fiction	338.90091724 Ross

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[2012]

xxi, 289 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

12) Teach a woman to fish: overcoming poverty around the globe

Author:

Sharma, Ritu

Publisher:

Center Point Large Print

Pub. Date:

2014

Language:

English

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Large Type 305.4091 SHA

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2014	Center Point Large Print edition	Center Point Large Print	511 pages (large print) ; 23 cm	On Shelf Longmont Large Print Nonfiction Large Type 305.4091 SHA	More Info Place Hold

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13) The charisma machine: the life, death, and legacy of One Laptop per Child

"An insider's look at women in poverty, the inner workings of Washington, and how change really happens"--

Author:

Ames, Morgan G.

Series:

Infrastructures

Publisher:

The MIT Press

Pub. Date:

[2019]

Language:

English

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1 of 1	Boulder Main Adult NonFiction	004.1609172 Ames

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[2019]

The MIT Press

xi, 309 pages ; 23 cm.

14) Why nations fail: the origins of power, prosperity, and poverty

Author:

Acemoglu, Daron

Publisher:

Crown Business

Pub. Date:

[2012]

Language:

English

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Longmont Adult Nonfiction

330 ACE

xi, 529 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

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[2012]

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Crown Business

Longmont Adult Nonfiction

330 ACE

15) The white man's burden: why the West's efforts to aid the rest have done so much ill and so little good

Author:

Easterly, William, 1957-

Publisher:

Penguin Books

Pub. Date:

2007

Language:

English

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338.911713 EAS

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2007

Penguin Books

436 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Longmont Adult Nonfiction

338.911713 EAS

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Argues that Western foreign aid efforts have done little to stem global poverty, citing how such organizations as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are not held accountable for ineffective practices.

16) The way to school

Author:

McCarney, Rosemary A.

Publisher:

Second Story Press

Pub. Date:

[2015]

Language:

English

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34 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm

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1 of 1	Louisville Children's NonFiction	E 372.917 MCC

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[2015]

Second Story Press

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17) When the world calls: the inside story of the Peace Corps and its first fifty years

For some, the journey to school can be dangerous and difficult. But, the trip is worth the prize of education.

Author:

Meisler, Stanley

Publisher:

Beacon Press

Pub. Date:

[2011]

Language:

English

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361.6 MEI

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[2011]	Beacon Press	xi, 272 p. ; 24 cm.	On Shelf Longmont Adult Nonfiction 361.6 MEI	More Info Place Hold

18) Living on the edge: fiction by Peace Corps writers

Publisher:

Curbstone Press

Pub. Date:

1999

Language:

English

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FICTION LIVING

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1999	1st ed	Curbstone Press	xv, 317 p. ; 23 cm.	On Shelf Longmont Adult Fiction FICTION LIVING	More Info Place Hold

19) Half the sky: turning oppression into opportunity for women worldwide

Author:

Kristof, Nicholas D., 1959-

Language:

English

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362.8309 KRI

xxii, 294 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

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2009

Alfred A. Knopf

Longmont Adult Nonfiction

362.8309 KRI

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CD 362.8309 KRI

8 sound discs (10 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

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[2009]

Unabridged

Highbridge Co

Longmont Adult Nonfiction Compact Disc

CD 362.8309 KRI

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20) Global girlfriends: how one mom made it her business to help women in poverty worldwide

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A passionate call to arms against our era’s most pervasive human rights violation—the oppression of women and girls in the developing world. From the bestselling authors of Tightrope, two of our most fiercely moral voices

With Pulitzer Prize winners Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn as our guides, we undertake an odyssey through Africa and Asia to meet the extraordinary...

Author:

Edgar, Stacey

Publisher:

St. Martin's Press

Pub. Date:

2011

Language:

English

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382.45687 EDG

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2011	1st ed	St. Martin's Press	290 p. ; 22 cm.	On Shelf Longmont Adult Nonfiction 382.45687 EDG	More Info Place Hold

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