A Random Book About the Power of Anyo..., Talia Leman
A Random Book About the Power of Anyo..., Talia Leman
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A Random Book About the Power of Anyone

Author: Talia Leman

Narrator: Talia Leman

Unabridged: 6 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/02/2012


Synopsis

From the incredibly impressive and inspiring teenager who unified the fundraising efforts of children across the USA, reporting more than $10 million (yes, MILLION) for the survivors of Hurricane Katrina at the age of ten, comes the ultimate, and most unexpected, guide for everyone who dreams of making a difference.

You can be greater than you know how to be.

In a world where you are pushed to know more, this book will prove that your greatest asset is often not knowing. In a world where you are told it’s all in the planning, this book will encourage you to keep your cart ahead of your horse and allow your dreams to lead you. In a world where you are told you need to become someone, this book will show you that you already are someone.

The author—the foremost accidental expert on this subject—is Talia Leman. A high school student. Runner in the rain. Science enthusiast. World changer. Random kid.

Writing with infectious enthusiasm, humor, and resoluteness, she shares her secrets to being more than you know how to be, including Don’t Line Up Your Ducks, Sideways Is a Better Way to Go Forward, and Too Many Cooks Is the Right Number. In this unexpectedly poignant, strikingly honest, and informative guide, Talia Leman shows you how to make room for life’s surprises, demonstrating that everyone has what it takes to make a difference for anything that matters to them.

A Random Book about the Power of ANYone will move you to rethink and re-imagine what’s possible, one random inspiration, one random idea, one random person at a time.

About Talia Leman

Talia Leman has orchestrated the philanthropic efforts of 12 million children on four continents. By raising over $10 million for the victims of Hurricane Katrina, Talia’s efforts ranked in the top three of all fundraisers, including major international organizations and corporations. She was not yet thirteen years old! Since then Talia has raised money for water projects on three continents, built schools in Cambodia, and is currently spearheading a Japan relief effort with children around the world. Through RandomKid, a 501(c)3, frequent speaking, and now her new book, Talia, provides tools that equip kids for life-changing philanthropic activities. She lives in Iowa.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Claire

What I liked most about this book was how inspirational it was to make mountains move, and how it was aimed at the smallest of pipsqueak politicians in the most crowded of classrooms. (I've been in the front row of quite a few of them, thanks to the ADA.) What I disliked about this book was how it ur......more

Goodreads review by Tamara

If you have a good idea that you think will help others, whether it's selling reusable water bottles to raise money for clean water in Africa or Trick-or-Treating for coins to donate to natural disaster victims, this manual will help you plan it, organize it and execute it. Includes tons of anecdotes......more

I highly recommend this book for anyone FTC: I received a free copy of this book and was not reimbursed in any other way. You can be greater than you know how to be. In a world where you are pushed to know more, this book will prove that your greatest asset is often not knowing. In a world where yo......more

I'm never going to organize good works on a large scale; if I didn't know it already, Leman's book convinced me. But I kept wanting to find people to give this to, because it is not only a pep rally for doing good via big projects, but a how-to book full of useful information. Obviously, it's going......more

Goodreads review by Ed

One of the ten most important books on leadership of the 21st century thus far. While written by a late teenage young adult, this book is one that captures the essence of change in leadership that most adults have yet to figure out. Want to know how to work with young people, read this book. It is a......more