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How People Solve Social Problems

By Caroline Bermudez

The Gift of Passionaries
by Barbara R. Metzler

Barbara R. Metzler, founder of a fruit by-product company called the Farmer's Wife, compiles stories of noted philanthropists, activists, and charity leaders, including Lance Armstrong and Tiger Woods — all "passionaries," a word of Ms. Metzler's creation. Ms. Metzler previously compiled...

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