Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty Contributor(s): Yunus, Muhammad (Author), Porter, Ray (Read by) |
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ISBN: 0786157771 ISBN-13: 9780786157778 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Binding Type: Compact Disc Published: June 2007 * Out of Print * Annotation: Banker to the Poor is Muhammad Yunus's inspiring memoir of how he changed his life to establish the Grameen Bank, which provides miniscule loans to help the poor of Bangladesh. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Business - Business & Economics | Banks & Banking - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
Dewey: B |
Physical Information: 1.19" H x 6.82" W x 6.16" L (0.55 lbs) |
Features: Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Unabridged |
Review Citations: Kliatt 09/01/2007 pg. 53 |
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Contributor Bio(s): Yunus, Muhammad: - Muhammad Yunus, a native of Bangladesh, was educated at Dhaka University and was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to study economics at Vanderbilt University. In 1972 he became head of the economics department at Chittagong University. He is the founder and managing director of Grameen Bank, a pioneer of microcredit, which an economic movement that has helped lift millions of families around the world out of poverty. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006. He also received a Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Obama in 2009 and was named one of Fortune's 12 Greatest Entrepreneurs of Our Time in 2012. Porter, Ray: -Ray Porter is an AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator and fifteen-year veteran of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. He has appeared in numerous films and television shows, including Almost Famous, ER, and Frasier. |
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