40 chances finding hope in a hungry world
"Legendary investor Warren Buffett posed this challenge to his son in 2006, when he announced he was leaving the bulk of his fortune to philanthropy. Howard G. Buffett set out to help the most vulnerable people on earth -- nearly a billion individuals who lack basic food security. And Howard has giv...
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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | "Legendary investor Warren Buffett posed this challenge to his son in 2006, when he announced he was leaving the bulk of his fortune to philanthropy. Howard G. Buffett set out to help the most vulnerable people on earth -- nearly a billion individuals who lack basic food security. And Howard has given himself a deadline: 40 years to put more than $3 billion to work on this challenge. Each of us has about 40 chances to accomplish our goals in life. Howard learned this lesson through his passion for farming: all farmers can expect to have about 40 growing seasons, giving them just 40 chances to improve on every harvest. This lesson applies to all of us, however, because we all have about 40 productive years to do the best job we can, whatever our passions may be. 40 Chances: Finding Hope in a Hungry World is a book that captures Howard's journey. We join him around the world as he seeks out new approaches to ease the suffering of so many. It is told in a unique format: 40 stories that will provide readers a compelling look at Howard's lessons learned, ranging from his own backyard to some of the most difficult and dangerous places on Earth."--Amazon.com |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 443 pages ; 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781451687866 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1451687869 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781451687873 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1451687877 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| Author Notes: | Howard Graham Buffett was born on December 16, 1954 in Nebraska. He is an American philanthropist, photographer, and farmer. He is the elder son of billionaire investor Warren Buffett. He has been active in business, politics, agriculture, conservation, photography, and philanthropy. Buffett was a County Commissioner of Douglas County, Nebraska from 1989 to 1992, Corporate Vice President, Assistant to the Chairman and a director of Archer Daniels Midland Company from 1992 to 1995, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of The GSI Group from 1996 to 2001. He became a Lindsay Corporation director in 1995, and served as Chairman for a year from 2002 to 2003 He is a director of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., and President of Buffett Farms. Howard. Buffett has been a Director of The Coca-Cola Company since December 9, 2010. From 1993 to 2004 he was a director of Coca Cola Enterprises, a Coca Cola Bottler. Buffett has written more than half a dozen books on conservation, wildlife, and the human condition, and has written articles and opinion pieces for The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. In 1996, Harvard published his thesis, The Partnership of Biodiversity and High-Yield Agricultural Production. His titles include: On The Edge: Balancing Earth's Resources, Tapestry of Life, and Fragile: The Human Condition. In 2013 he made The New York Times Best Seller List with his title 40 Chances: Finding Hope in a Hungry World. (Bowker Author Biography) |
