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How I Found Meaning Through a Life of Service and 100+ Ways You Can Too
Broadway
April 2010
On Sale: April 6, 2010
203 pages
ISBN: 076793170X
EAN: 9780767931700
Hardcover
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Self-Help | Non-Fiction
A must have book for anyone has
ever wanted to
make a difference in the world. Service is the rent we pay for living" says preeminent
children's advocate Marian Wright Edelman and this is the
motto by which Malaak Compton Rock, dedicated humanitarian
and wife of comedian Chris Rock, lives her life. From a childhood grounded in the importance of giving back
to her work in public relations at The U.S. Fund for UNICEF
to becoming a full-time mother and humanitarian, Malaak's
life has fully embodied this sentiment.
Part memoir, part practical guide, If It
Takes a Village, Build One offers readers insightful
advice on everything from how to find just the right
volunteer opportunity, how to get kids involved in a life of
service, how to research charities, and even how to start a
nonprofit, as Malaak did several years ago. All of
this practical wisdom is grounded in inspirational anecdotes
about her own experience with service, including her work
with Katrina rebuilding and her recent brainchild, Journey
for Change: Empowering Youth Through Global Service, a
program for at-risk kids from Bushwick, Brooklyn, which
takes teens on a two week service mission to
South Africa to volunteer and experience the
world.
The book also features interviews with
other well known humanitarians, like PR powerhouse Terrie
M. Williams, activist Bobby Shriver, and journalist
Soledad O'Brien and engaging sidebars with interesting facts
about service and nuggets of advice. At the end of the
narrative readers will find a compendium ofinformation
including Malaak's favorite charities, unique service ideas,
and suggested reading and web resources, which will make
this a book to be visited time and time again.
Far from being preachy or sanctimonious,
Malaak's warm voice reminds us all that giving back is
ultimately easier and infinitely more fulfilling than we
thought it could be. Warm, honest, and accessible, If it
Takes a Village, Build One will be the must-have book
(and perfect gift!) for aspiring do-gooders.
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