Jeffrey D. Sachs is a world-renowned professor of economics, leader in sustainable development, senior UN advisor, bestselling author, and syndicated columnist whose monthly newspaper columns appear in more than one hundred countries. He is the director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University and Special Advisor to UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon on the Millennium Development Goals, which are designed to reduce extreme poverty, disease, and hunger, a position he also held under former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan. Sachs directs the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network on behalf of the secretary-general. He has received many honors around the world, including the Sargent Shriver Award for Equal Justice, India's Padma Bhushan award, Poland's Commanders Cross of the Order of Merit, and many honorary degrees. He has twice been named among the hundred most influential leaders in the world by "Time" magazine.
"This book is more than merely an exegesis of the major speeches of
the last year of the Kennedy presidency. Rather, it presents
Kennedy's approach to achieving peace as a model for leaders of
today. . . . The book is rife with lessons for the current
administration, given its virtual deadlock with Congress on issues
including, but not limited to, gun legislation, the United Nations
Treaty on Disabilities, [and] immigration reform. . . . We cannot
know how many more steps might have been taken under Kennedy's
leadership, but "To Move the World" urges us to continue on the
journey."--"Chicago Tribune
"
"In this careful study, Sachs zeroes in on four key speeches
Kennedy delivered in the months prior to his assassination. . . .
JFK, together with gifted speechwriter Ted Sorensen--his
'intellectual alter ego'--set out a strategy for nations to live in
'mutual tolerance, ' with ramifications that extend into the
twenty-first century. . . . While sound bites of the
Kennedy-Sorensen collaboration echo in modern classrooms--'Ask not
what your country can do for you'--the messages in these four
speeches seem all too pertinent today."--"Publishers Weekly
"
"After years trying to work out how underperforming economies can
reach their full potential, [Jeffrey D. Sachs] has taken time out
to offer an act of homage to his childhood hero--John F. Kennedy.
And he has singled out one of JFK's speeches for particular praise.
. . . The true masterpiece, he believes, was a speech delivered to
the American University in Washington DC in June 1963 and generally
referred to as the Peace Speech. Sachs has come up with an argument
making the case that the Peace Speech deserves wider recognition. .
. . Why then does Sachs see the Peace Speech as so important? As he
convincingly argues, it is all about context. Before the speech, he
says, both sides had unrelentingly used Cold War rhetoric. In the
last year of his life, emboldened by his success in defusing the
Cuban missile crisis, JFK handled issues of international security
with a new confidence and in a new way. . . . Sachs makes his
case."--"The Spectator"
Praise for "To Move the World"
" "
"After years trying to work out how underperforming economies can
reach their full potential, [Jeffrey D. Sachs] has taken time out
to offer an act of homage to his childhood hero--John F. Kennedy.
And he has singled out one of JFK's speeches for particular praise.
. . . The true masterpiece, he believes, was a speech delivered to
the American University in Washington DC in June 1963 and generally
referred to as the Peace Speech. Sachs has come up with an argument
making the case that the Peace Speech deserves wider recognition. .
. . Why then does Sachs see the Peace Speech as so important? As he
convincingly argues, it is all about context. Before the speech, he
says, both sides had unrelentingly used Cold War rhetoric. In the
last year of his life, emboldened by his success in defusing the
Cuban missile crisis, JFK handled issues of international security
with a new confidence and in a new way. . . . Sachs makes his
case."--"The Spectator
"
"This book is more than merely an exegesis of the major speeches of
the last year of the Kennedy presidency. Rather, it presents
Kennedy's approach to achieving peace as a model for leaders of
today. . . . The book is rife with lessons for the current
administration, given its virtual deadlock with Congress on issues
including, but not limited to, gun legislation, the United Nations
Treaty on Disabilities, [and] immigration reform. . . . We cannot
know how many more steps might have been taken under Kennedy's
leadership, but "To Move the World" urges us to continue on the
journey."--"Chicago Tribune
"
"In this careful study, Sachs zeroes in on four key speeches
Kennedy delivered in the months prior to his assassination. . . .
JFK, together with gifted speechwriter Ted Sorensen--his
'intellectual alter ego'--set out a strategy for nations to live in
'mutual tolerance, ' with ramifications that extend into the
twenty-first century. . . . While sound bites of the
Kennedy-Soren
Praise for Jeffrey D. Sachs's "The Price of Civilization"
Named One of the Best Books of the Year by "The Guardian "and
"Publishers Weekly"
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"Half a century ago J. K. Galbraith's "The Affluent Society"
changed the political consciousness of a generation. . . . Jeffrey
Sachs's new book is a landmark in this great and essentially
American tradition.""--The Spectator"
"Succinct, humane, and politically astute . . . Sachs lays out a
detailed path to reform, regulation, and recovery."--"The American
Prospect"
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"Stimulating . . . a must-read for every concerned citizen . . .
[a] hard-hitting brief for a humane economy."--"Publishers Weekly
"(starred review)
"Sachs's book is loaded with information and anecdotes [and]
proposals that would make it harder for the powerful to rig the
system for their benefit.""--Scientific American"
" "
"An eloquent call for American civic renewal based on moderation,
compassion, and cooperation across the lines of class, ethnicity,
and ideology."--CNN Money
"Compelling . . . This is an important book."--"Financial Times"
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