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The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World

Paperback • 2010 • English

The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World

By Jacqueline Novogratz

1 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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About the book

"The Blue Sweater" is the inspiring story of a woman who left a career in international banking to spend her life on a quest to understand global poverty and find powerful new ways of tackling it. It all started back home in Virginia, with the blue sweater, a gift that quickly became her prized possession until the day she outgrew it and gave it away to Goodwill. Eleven years later in Africa, she spotted a young boy wearing that very sweater, with her name still on the tag inside. That the sweat...Show more

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ISBN

9781605294766

Publisher

RODALE BOOKS

Published year

2010

Language

English

Original title

The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World

Format

Paperback

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