{"product_id":"books-infectious-generosity-by-chris-anderson","title":"Infectious Generosity","description":"**Picked by Bill Gates for his summer reading list**  Recent 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?  Chris 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 infectious generosity? Consider:  • how a London barber began offering haircuts to people experiencing homelessness - and catalysed a movement  • 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  • 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  In 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.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53670954172689,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780753560495.jpg?v=1781513900","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-infectious-generosity-by-chris-anderson","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}