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The Power of Half

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The Power of Half

One Family's Decision to Stop Taking and Start Giving Back
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  • The Power of Half by Hannah Salwen
  • The Power of Half by Hannah Salwen
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It all started when fourteen-year old Hannah Salwen had a "eureka" moment. Seeing a homeless man in her neighborhood at the precise second a glistening Mercedes coupe pulled up, she said "You know, Dad, if that man had a less nice car, that man there could have a meal." Until that day, the Salwens had been caught up like so many of us in the classic American dream--providing a good life for their children, accumulating more and more stuff, doing their part but not really feeling it. So when Hannah was stopped in her tracks by this glaring disparity, her parents knew they had to act on her urge to do something. As a family, they made the extraordinary decision to sell their Atlanta mansion, downsize to a house half its size, and give half of the sale price to a worthy charity. What began as an outlandish scheme became a remarkable journey that transported them across the globe and well out of their comfort zone. In the end they learned that they had the power to change a little corner of the world--and they found themselves changing, too.

Author Biography:

Kevin Salwen was a reporter and editor at the Wall Street Journal for more than eighteen years. He serves on the board of Habitat for Humanity and works with the U.S. Olympic Committee. Hannah Salwen is a junior at the Atlanta Girls' School. She has been volunteering consistently since the fifth grade.
Release date Australia
January 7th, 2011
Audience
  • Teenage / Young Adult
Country of Publication
United States
Imprint
Houghton Mifflin
Interest Age
From 14 years
Pages
256
Publisher
Cengage Learning, Inc
Dimensions
127x191x18
ISBN-13
9780547394541
Product ID
8924974

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