LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
LC control number |
2012036671 |
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
9780802777515 |
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
0802777511 |
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
Call number |
332 |
MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Authors |
Harris, Bob, |
Dates |
1963- |
TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
The International Bank of Bob : |
Subtitle |
connecting our worlds one $25 Kiva loan at a time / |
Statement of responsibility, etc |
Bob Harris. |
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
Place of publication |
New York : |
Publisher |
Walker & Co., |
Date |
2013. |
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Extent |
xii, 400 p. : |
Other Details |
col. ill., maps ; |
Size |
25 cm. |
CONTENTS |
Contents |
The French Riviera, Dubai, and the world -- Singapore, Bali, and Beijing -- Chicago, Fiji, and Broadway -- The mission -- The sacred valley of the Incas -- Welcome to Sarajevo -- The great rift valley and Nairobi -- Rwanda -- Dar es Salaam, Andhra Pradesh, and a walk to the sea -- Magellan's cross, Hanoi, and Cambodia -- Kathmandu -- India -- Beirut -- Home. |
SUMMARY |
Summary |
Bob Harris, a travel writer who reviewed the world's most luxurious accommodations, shares how a chance encounter with the impoverished construction workers who built the luxury resort inspired him to create Kiva.org, a micro-lending institution that finances small businesses around the world. |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical Heading |
Microfinance. |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical Heading |
Small business |
General |
Finance. |
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
Uniform Resource Identifier |
https://uowd.box.com/s/pt7ua7snw6ozp2esihutqufazw66gc49 |
Public note |
Location Map |
MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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