{"product_id":"infectious-generosity-the-ultimate-idea-worth-spreading","title":"Infectious Generosity - The Ultimate Idea Worth Spreading","description":"\u003cp\u003e**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 becomeand 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 learningIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chris Anderson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44272890773564,"sku":"9780753560495","price":4945.5,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/7706\/7836\/files\/9780753560495_201.jpg?v=1776850996","url":"https:\/\/libertybooksstore.myshopify.com\/products\/infectious-generosity-the-ultimate-idea-worth-spreading","provider":"LibertyBooksStore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}