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Making waves and riding the currents : activism and the practice of wisdom / Charles Halpern.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Halpern, Charles, 1939-
Series:
BK Currents
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Halpern, Charles, 1939-.
Halpern, Charles.
Center for Law and Social Policy.
City University of New York. School of Law at Queens College.
City University of New York.
Nathan Cummings Foundation.
Political activists--United States--Biography.
Political activists.
Social reformers--United States--Biography.
Social reformers.
Lawyers--United States--Biography.
Lawyers.
Wisdom--Social aspects--United States.
Wisdom.
Social change--United States.
Social change.
Public interest--United States.
Public interest.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (309 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, c2008.
Language Note:
English
System Details:
text file
Summary:
This inspiring memoir is about working for a more just, compassionate, and sustainable world, while cultivating the wisdom that supports and deepens this work. Everyone who is trying to make waves ? to bring about needed social and institutional change ? will enjoy this real-world guide to effectively navigating the currents to achieve success while also maintaining balance, compassion, and hope. Charles Halpern, one of America's most distinguished public interest advocates and social innovators, shares his revealing experiences and learnings along a journey from corporate attorney to activist
Contents:
Contents; Foreword; Foreword; Prologue; 1: Awakening; 2: Breaking Out; 3: Social Entrepreneur; 4: Creativity in the Courtroom; 5: Community and Consciousness; 6: Facing a Tough Reality; 7: Beginning Meditation; 8: Convergence; 9: The Northwest Passage; Epilogue: Practicing Wisdom; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography and Resources; Index; About the Author;
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-274) and index.
ISBN:
9786612299353
9781609944148
1609944143
9781282299351
1282299352
9781576755464
1576755460
OCLC:
476119480

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