Category Archives: Recommended Books

What we can learn from the poor

Imagine what it would be like to live on less than $2 per day.  That is what 40%  of the people in the world do. “Among these 2.7 billion, the poorest 1.1 billion were scraping by on less than one dollar per day” according to” Portfolios of the Poor…How the World’s Poor Live on 2$…

The Weight of Silence: Invisible Children of India

Dog’s Eye View Media proudly presents a true-life story straight from today’s headlines.  Shelley Seale’s narrative non-fiction book follows the lives of just such children as those brought to life in the movie Slumdog Millionaire. The Weight of Silence: Invisible Children of India depicts Shelley’s journey into orphanages and through the streets and slums of…

The Blue Sweater; One Woman’s Journey to Change the World

Do you have passion and enthusiasm but feel overwhelmed or even lost  when trying to take your first steps in even the most humble efforts to make a difference in your community, your state, or the world? Then I am asking that you take just one step…Read: The Blue Sweater by Jaqueline Novogratz. Jaqueline’s life started just like most of ours…

Would It Help If You Knew Her Name?

If you look around you right now, do you see a bottle of water or canned soda on your desk? If so, you can save a child’s life. But what child you ask?  If I respond that it is one of nearly 10 million children that die under the age of 5 each year from…

Slumdog Millionaire a Voice for Children

If you have not yet seen the movie Slumdog Millionaire, you’ve surely heard of it. One of the biggest movies of the year, it just swept the Golden Globes and looks poised to do the same at the Oscars. For good reason – it’s affecting without being affected, gives us great multi-dimensional characters, has phenomenal…