Hearts on Fire

At a time when headlines are filled with stories of economic crisis, warfare, and natural disaster, Jill Iscol's personal message of hope will instruct and inspire the next generation of leaders. In this innovative collection, Iscol, with Peter Cookson, weaves together the stories of fourteen vision [...]
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At a time when headlines are filled with stories of economic crisis, warfare, and natural disaster, Jill Iscol's personal message of hope will instruct and inspire the next generation of leaders. In this innovative collection, Iscol, with Peter Cookson, weaves together the stories of fourteen visionary leaders who fearlessly look at the world the way it is--and how it might be.
There's Amy Lehman, a gutsy single mother who is building a floating health clinic on Lake Tanganyika; Jimmie Briggs, a journalist campaigning to stop violence against girls and women; and Jacob Lief, a young American who founded a school for street children in South Africa.
You will discover how Josh Nesbit, Isaac Holeman, and Nadim Mahmud are connecting rural patients to hospitals using cellphone technology, how Susana De Anda is bringing fresh water to the migrant workers in California's San Joaquin Valley, and how Andeisha Farid is establishing, in the face of war, orphanages for Afghanistan's child victims of war and poverty.
These are just some of the stories that will inspire you. Visionaries don't wait for others to take action. They step out. They are brave. They walk the walk. And they connect with others in deep and real ways. Jill Iscol's message is that everyone has the talent and compassion to make the world a better place. "Hearts on Fire" is a call to action for all of us.