Book Info
- The War for Kindness: Building Empathy in a Fractured World byCall Number: BF 575 .E55 Z35 2020ISBN: 9780451499257Publication Date: 2020
- Audiobook and ebook available through Dogwood Digital Library (Overdrive/Libby)Download the Libby app and add the NC Community College's virtual library-- Dogwood Digital Library to your Libraries along with your local public library. Checks out digitally for 2 weeks using your Durham Tech username and password as your library card info.
Our description: "Multidisciplinary look about how we can nurture and continue to develop our own empathy." MAL
Reading Circle Resources
- Durham Tech The War for Kindness Reading Circle Facilitation Guide [pdf]Reading circle guide created by Durham Tech Library and implemented Summer 2023. This guide provides suggested meeting structure for 4 week/4 meeting reading circle, and includes welcome, icebreaker, discussion questions, weekly corresponding poem (optional) and post-meeting reflection question and activity.
Book & Author Resources
- The War for Kindness WebpageIncludes author bio, data, and Kindness Challenge that has five activities to "push yourself and connect better" with other people while building your empathy skills
Related Books & Resources
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Growing Young: How Friendship, Optimism and Kindness Can Help You Live to 100 by Call Number: HQ 1061 .Z37 2020ISBN: 9780525610182Publication Date: 2020
How to Have Impossible Conversations: A Very Practical Guide by Call Number: BF 637 .C45 B64 2019ISBN: 9780738285320Publication Date: 2019
Hope and Other Superpowers: A Life Affirming, Love-defending, Butt-kicking, World-saving Manifesto by Call Number: BJ 1533 .H47 P38 2018 (Wynn)ISBN: 9781501179655
