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Through the true story of two extraordinary scientists competing to develop a malaria vaccine, the renowned social activist who founded Share Our Strength [registered] - and author of The Cathedral Within - explores the qualities of character common to those driven to change what seems unchangeable, solve problems that seem intractable, or create what has never before been created. A small cadre of scientists - collaborators and competitors - are determined to develop a vaccine for malaria, a feat most tropical disease experts have long considered impossible. Skepticism, doubt, and a host of logistical and financial obstacles dog their quest. Success may ultimately elude them. Why, and how, do they persist? Bill Shore tells the story of man's attempt to combat malaria through the drama of the handful of scientists and organizations currently seeking to curb, and in one case, at least, cure, the world of this most ancient and persistent scourge. It is a drama to the death. The story of these uncompromising scientists serves as a springboard for Shore's passionate inquiry into the character and moral fabric of those who devote their lives to solving the world's most pressing and perplexing problems. During his career as a social entrepreneur Shore has persistently wrestled with this fundamental question: What does it take to make a truly transformational difference? To achieve not just incremental progress but a game changer or, in the case of malaria, a life saver? In this moving and inspiring book, he offers compelling answers.

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Author:   Bill Shore
Publisher:   The Perseus Books Group
Imprint:   PublicAffairs,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 13.10cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 20.30cm
Weight:   0.299kg
ISBN:  

9781610391900

ISBN 10:   161039190
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   16 August 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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<p>Richard Russo, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls <br> Bill Shore's The Imaginations of Unreasonable Men is all about links, often invisible, between science and compassion, imagination and reason, philanthropy and markets, competition and cooperation. It's also about solving some of the world's most intractable problems--intractable, Shore argues passionately and convincingly, because all but a few of us too readily accept the conventional wisdom that they are unsolvable. It is, in other words, a necessary book. <br><br>David Gergen, director of the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government<br> Bill Shore provides fascinating insights into the journeys of two wonderful men trying to change the world--one a scientist and the other the author himself. Both lives show that character, ambition, imagination, and the stubborn conviction that good is not good enough are indispensable to every leader seeking higher ground. <p> Wall Street Journal , November 20, 2010<br> An upbeat account of several American scientists researching malaria prevention.. Mr. Shore tells his story well.

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BILL SHORE is the founder and executive director of Share Our Strength[registered], the nation's leading organization working to end childhood hunger in America, which he founded in 1984. He currently serves on the board of directors of The Timberland Company, and of Venture Philanthropy Partners. Shore has been an adjunct professor at New York University's Stern School of Business and is currently the program advisor for the Reynolds Foundation Fellowship program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government's Center for Public Leadership. He is the author of three books.

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