KaBOOM! A Movement to Save Play

Name: KaBOOM! A Movement to Save Play
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ISBN: 9781609619244

ISBN-10: 1609619242

ISBN-13: 9781609619244

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Authors: Darell Hammond, Stuart L. Brown

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ThisNew York Timesbestseller is a powerfully moving story of a man from humble beginnings, who identified a tragic problem and figured out how to address it on a national scale.KaBoomchronicles Darell Hammond’s amazing journey from a childhood spent living in a group home in Illinois to becoming the founder and CEO of KaBOOM!, one of the most successful nonprofit organizations in the United States. KaBOOM! has raised almost $200 million, directly built 1,743 playgrounds with a million volunteers, and has touched the lives of countless children and families. More than just a memoir,KaBoomis a call to action that will inspire readers by challenging them to rethink traditional notions of…

Book details

List price: $14.99
Publisher: Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale
Publication date: 9/18/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 5.52" wide x 8.40" long x 0.82" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English



Foreword


Introduction



Looking Out for Other People



Half-Full Not Half-Empty



The Process Is as Important as the Product



A 7-Year-Old's Grin



"We've Got a Problem"



You Can Do Routine Tasks without Doing Them Routinely



Audacious Dreams



Transactions versus Transformations



Play Matters



It Only Takes a Single Spark to Start a Fire



It Starts with a Playground



A Better Us



Imagination and Innovation



The Blurry Line between For-Profits and Nonprofits



What We're Up Against



When Better Is Expected, Good Is Not Enough


Anatomy of a Build


Boomerisms 26l


Acknowledgments


Boomers, Board Members, and Major Funders


End Notes


Index