The imaginations of unreasonable men : inspiration, vision, and purpose in the quest to end malaria / Bill Shore

Author:: Shore, William H.
Published:: New York : PublicAffairs, [2010]
Copyright Date:: ©2010
Edition:: 1st ed.
Physical Description:: viii, 311 pages ; 22 cm

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Contents:

When good is not good enough -- Whatever it takes -- Strange bedfellows -- The bio-hazard level 3 strip mall -- Tropical lineage -- Battlefield general -- The E word, once again and at last -- Samaria has its day in the sun -- Ecosystem of market failures -- Moment of truth -- Philanthropy's shifting tides -- Moral imagination.

Summary:

Through the story of scientists pursuing an impossible dream of permanently eradicating malaria, a renowned social entrepreneur examines what it really takes to change the world.

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ISBN:

9781586487645 (hardcover)
1586487647 (hardcover)
9781586488406 (ebook)
1586488406 (ebook)

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-297) and index.

Source of Acquisition:

DuBois copy: Purchased with funds from the Paterno Libraries Endowment; 2010.

Endowment Note:

Paterno Libraries Endowment (Campus College Libraries)

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