Einfach die Welt verändern : 50 kleine Ideen mit großer Wirkung

by We Are What We Do

Viele Menschen stellen sich irgendwann im Leben die Frage: Soll das alles sein? Sie wollen nicht nur Geld verdienen, sondern etwas bewirken in der Welt. So ging es auch Eugenie Harvey. 2002 gab sie ihren gut bezahlten Job in der PR-Branche auf und entwickelte in den folgenden Monaten gemeinsam mit einigen anderen das Buch Einfach die Welt verändern ? sie traf damit Hunderttausende ins Herz, die ähnlich fühlen. Das Buch vermittelt fünfzig einfache Ideen, die einen positiven Effekt auf unsere Umwelt, unsere Mitmenschen, unsere Nachbarschaft sowie auf unsere Gesundheit und Zufriedenheit haben. Witzig und unideologisch werden sie präsentiert. Jede Aktion wird auf einer individuell gestalteten Doppelseite vorgestellt. Alle, die an der Gestaltung dieses Buches mitgewirkt haben, vom Cartoonisten bis zur Texterin, haben dies unentgeltlich getan und ihre Kreativität in den Dienst der Idee gestellt: Wir sind, was wir tun.

Genres: Nonfiction

106 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Aurora Fitzrovia · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nett gestaltet, aber die 50 kleinen Ideen sind nichts, was man nicht schon überall gelesen, gehört, etc. hat. Aber sehr schön fand ich den Tipp: Zuhören, ohne Ratschläge zu geben. Etwas, was sich mehr Menschen zu Herzen nehmen sollten.

Was mich sehr störte, war das überflüssige fatshamen. Natürlich im Bus eine Haltestelle vor der eigentlichen Station aussteigen um mehr laufen zu müssen und "im Stehen sieht man dünner aus". WTF.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

50 things you could do right now to change the world. Entertainingly done but you probably know most of the suggestions. If a copy comes your way worth reading but not worth hunting out.

[Magnus · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was okay. I wonder if those pine seeds are still okay

[Trang · Rating 3 out of 5]

Das Buch ist leicht zu lesen. Ich habe mehr an mich gedacht. Was habe ich gemacht, es war gut? Was soll ich jetzt verändert?
Das ist wie ein Berater, der dir mehr Schöne ins Leben gibt.

[Lizzie Bruce]

Packed with good ideas on being kind to others and the planet.

[Sophie Mirow · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nichts wirklich neues an Ideen, wenn man sich sowieso schon mit dem Thema beschäftigt. Finde das Buch aber gut gestaltet und dass das Buch selbst zum Bastelprojekt oder Geschenk wird.

[N-Druk · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Roberts · Rating 4 out of 5]

Small little motivation found at Peter's place. Love such books.

[Lena Wismer · Rating 2 out of 5]

Het mich jetzt ned mega inspieret und villes isch mir au scho bewusst gsi. han denkt isch orgineller.

[Karen Kay · Rating 4 out of 5]

This little book had some great ideas - a couple of them I adopted for the long term. The fiver doesn't cut it anymore, and so much else has changed - I'd like to see an update

[Mills · Rating 3 out of 5]

Change the World for a Fiver is a very well presented book. The graphics are really top of the line and ideas like including a postcard you can pull out to send to someone you admire as one of the activities and seeds to grow your own Christmas tree (the gift that keeps on giving!) are a nice touch. The text is great too. It is witty and modern and will appeal to people.

Where this book falls down are the ideas. It's not that they're bad, but that they're obvious. Anyone likely to actually commit to any of these suggestions has probably heard all of them before anyway. I'm not sure where the fiver came into it - I get that they're supposed to be financially accessible ideas, but very few of them mention money at all - and they're mostly things that are free anyway - smiling, talking to people, walking places... Maybe I'm being pedantic. It seems like an irrelevancy, just for the sake of a catchy title.

Change the World could, however, be useful as a little reminder of ideas and there is one I may do: when you buy something for 99p, put the penny in the charity box. It all adds up.

[Liisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book!! "Change the World for a Fiver" (incidentally also the cost of the book) is filled with 50 fun ways (action points) to improve the world we live in.

Saving the planet has become en vogue and I have found some books to be stuffy and repetitive. However "Change the World for a Fiver" looks at a bigger picture and also approaches changing the world (your world) from every aspect rather than just environmentally.

Some action points from this and their other book, "Change the World 9 to 5" (which I also love and recommend) include:

* Give Blood
* Hug Someone
* Fit at least one energy-saving light bulb
* Smile and Smile Back

Not only should this book be in your collection but it makes a great gift for anyone!

[Katie · Rating 1 out of 5]

I'm all for making small changes to my lifestyle- but to claim that any of this is world changing stuff is ridiculous. There's nothing in here that anyone hasn't heard before.

A lot of the tips are also pretty conflicting, e.g. on one page they're telling you to take the bus instead of the car, on another they're telling you to give way to other drivers. To give another example, on one page they're telling you to use less paper and give away books, on another they're telling you to buy more copies of this book (which contains quite a liberal amount of paper to say the least- this 20x20cm, 100+ page 'book' could easily be condensed down into a single sheet of A4 paper).

I don't normally write reviews but this book really pissed me off.

[Martin De Mello · Rating 2 out of 5]

50 actions to change the world and make you feel good. That's what it says. Does some of what it says on the tin.

Not gonna change the mind of anyone who's mind hasn't already been changed. Some of the 'actions'useful and doable, some not so.

Worth reading through, picking up what you want and passing the book on.

[Hayley · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book when I was given it for a gift many years ago. At the time it really got me thinking about the changes I could make to my life and my household to improve things. It's such a pretty book that I've kept hold of my copy ever since.

[Hel Gibbons · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hmmm - most of these ways to change the world for a fiver are pretty obvious. A nicely presented book though :)

[Jeff]

Easy read, some thought provoking items, a pick up and read a couple of pages and then leave it on the coffee table for the next time the ads come on the TV.

[Chef Gin Gil · Rating 5 out of 5]

It reminds me of the little things we can do to make an impact :)

[Emma Jackson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lovely book with good ideas to change the world.