{"product_id":"9780753560495-infectious-generosity","title":"Infectious Generosity","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Ultimate Idea Worth Spreading\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**Picked by Bill Gates for his summer reading list**\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecent years have been tough on optimists. Hopes that the Internet might bring people together have been crushed by the ills of social media. Is there a way back?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChris Anderson, the head of TED, believes that we can turn outrage back into optimism. It all comes down to reimagining one of the most fundamental human virtues: generosity. What if generosity could become\u003ci\u003e infectious generosity\u003c\/i\u003e? Consider:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• how a London barber began offering haircuts to people experiencing homelessness - and catalysed a movement\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• how two anonymous donors gave $10,000 each to 200 strangers and discovered that most recipients wanted to 'pay it forward' with their own generous acts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• how TED itself transformed from a niche annual summit into a global beacon of ideas by giving away talks online, allowing millions access to free learning\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn telling these inspiring stories, Anderson offers a playbook for how to embark on our own generous acts - whether gifts of money, time, talent, connection, or kindness - and to prime them, thanks to the Internet, to have self-replicating, world-changing impacts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41270911467617,"sku":"9780753560495","price":19.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32277542.jpg?v=1741218878","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780753560495-infectious-generosity","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}