The Imaginations of Unreasonable Men: Inspiration, Vision, and Purpose in the Quest to End Malaria

Shore, Bill

ISBN 10: 1586487647 / ISBN 13: 9781586487645

Published by PublicAffairs, New York, 2010

About this Item

Second printing. Dated, inscribed, and signed on the title page by the author: "6/11 / For L--, with best wishes, / Bill Shore." The book is square and unmarked; one corner and spine ends lightly bumped. The dust jacket is not price-clipped (original price $25.95); Brodart protected.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Imaginations of Unreasonable Men: Inspiration, Vision, and Purpose in the Quest to End Malaria
• Publisher: PublicAffairs, New York
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1586487647
• ISBN 13: 9781586487645
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

A small cadre of scientists—collaborators and competitors—are determined to develop a vaccine for malaria—a feat most tropical disease experts have long considered impossible. Skepticism, doubt, and a host of logistical and financial obstacles dog their quest. Success may ultimately elude them. Why, and how, do they persist?

Bill Shore is a writer, philanthropist, and business leader who knows from personal experience the rare and elusive nature of transformative innovation. In this moving and inspiring book, the story of these uncompromising scientists serves as springboard for his passionate inquiry into the character and moral fabric of those who devote their lives to solving the world's most pressing and perplexing problems. What does it take to achieve the impossible? It takes whatever it takes.

About the Author

Bill Shore is the founder and executive director of Share Our Strength®, the nation's leading organization working to end childhood hunger in America, which he founded in 1984. He currently serves on the board of directors of The Timberland Company, and of Venture Philanthropy Partners. Shore has been an adjunct professor at New York University's Stern School of Business and is currently the program advisor for the Reynolds Foundation Fellowship program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government's Center for Public Leadership. He is the author of three books.