Walk in their shoes : can one person change the world? / Jim Ziolkowski, founder of buildOn with James S. Hirsch.
"The powerful, personal story of Jim Ziolkowski, the man behind the organization buildOn--which turns inner city teens into community leaders at home and abroad--and his inspiring mission to change the world one community at a time.Jim Ziolkowski gave up his career in corporate finance to create buildOn, a service-oriented program that goes into high-risk areas around the world to work with students in their communities. Under Jim's leadership, buildOn volunteers have contributed more than 850,000 hours of community service, and the organization has constructed more than 430 schools worldwide, from the South Bronx, to Detroit, Chicago, and Oakland, to Haiti, Senegal, Nicaragua, and Nepal.Walk in Their Shoes is packed with the ingredients of a powerful bestseller as it traces Jim's story from his transformation from a thrill-seeking twenty-something backpacker, to a Harlem-based idealist trying to launch a not-for-profit organization, and finally to the head of buildOn.Ziolkowski compellingly chronicles his exciting story of worldwide travel and adventure, creating a moving portrait of the power of faith, teamwork, and the boundless potential of the human spirit. Blessed with relentless optimism and an unshakable faith, both of which have fortified his commitment to the poor and the underprivileged, Jim Ziolkowski's inspirational memoir reveals that helping and empathizing with others can help--and heal--ourselves. "-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781451683554
- ISBN: 9781451683561
- Physical Description: xi, 244 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Simon & Schuster edition
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2013.
Content descriptions
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Chapter 1 Sleeping Sickness of the Soul 1 -- Chapter 2 Fear Is Useless 23 -- Chapter 3 Village of Liberty 35 -- Chapter 4 Appalling Silence of Good People 47 -- Chapter 5 Road Taken 61 -- Chapter 6 Harlem 89 -- Chapter 7 Your Will Be Done 119 -- Chapter 8 Rayia's Smile 133 -- Chapter 9 From Darkness to Light 149 -- Chapter 10 Jack's First Day 165 -- Chapter 11 Path to Redemption 173 -- Chapter 12 Staying Together 193 -- Chapter 13 Ignition 209.
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