''Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century'' is a

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about

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and practical actual responses. It is a

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of the solutions, ideas and

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s emerging today for building a

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, livable, prosperous future. In November 2006, Worldchanging published a survey of global innovation, with a foreword by

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, design by

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and an introduction by

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. It has received praise, was a winner of the 2007 "Green Prize" for

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literature, and is being translated into French under the title ''Change Le Monde'',

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and several other languages. Harry N. Abrams, Inc., the publisher of the hardcover edition, listed it among their 50 best selling titles in July 2008.

Awards

The book was mentioned by ''

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'' as one of the "Best Innovation and Design Books for 2006".

Reprinting

The updated version was published April 1, 2011, called ''Worldchanging, Revised Edition: A User's Guide for the 21st Century'' .

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is the author,

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wrote the Introduction, and

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wrote the Foreword. Sagmeister Inc. was the designer.

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Awards

Reprinting

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