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The life you can save

Paperback • 2009

The life you can save

By Peter Singer

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About the book

`Brilliant. A practical plan to eradicate world poverty' Observer Would you walk past a drowning child? This is a book that will change the way you think about giving. It shows what you can do, as an individual, about the fact that more than a billion people are living in extreme poverty. It argues for an urgent change in our culture, and it invites you to play your part. The complexities of the aid debate are well rehearsed; the phrase `charity begins at home' is all too familiar; the shee...Show more

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9780330454599

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2009

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The life you can save

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