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21st Century People Who are Changing the World

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Ghandi and Martin Luther King Jr. changed an issue.

But I want to highlight some folks who are really making a difference with an issue or two right now. And I want you to help!

Take a look at the people listed, and let folks know who you think is doing the best job at changing the world. Is someone left out? You can add someone to the list!

(Photo by Charlie Neumann, San Diego Union Tribune.)

Stephen Hawking In the News!

Book Review: Dreams That Stuff Is Made Of Edited by Stephen Hawking
MicroTiles displays help Stephen Hawking Centre tell 'a brief history of time'
“Stephen Hawking: An Unfettered Mind” by Kitty Ferguson
Stephen Hawking Takes Off in a New Series

Stephen Hawking

Explaining the Great Mysteries of the Universe!

Perhaps the only man who can 'see' black holes?

Universe in a Nutshell/Illustrated Brief History of Time (Boxed Set)

by: Stephen William Hawking

Amazon Price: $28.00 (as of 02/16/2012)

I've actually read A Brief History of Time (and seen the movie), A Briefer History of Time, and The Universe in a Nutshell. This is definitely the most accessible, and is also very pretty, with pictures and clear explanations. A dual boxed set.

Linus Torvalds (in his own words...)

Open Sources: Voices from the Open Source Revolution (O'Reilly Open Source)

by: Brian Behlendorf, Scott Bradner, Jim Hamerly, Kirk McKusick, Tim O'Reilly, Tom Paquin, Bruce Perens, Eric Raymond, Richard Stallman, Michael Tiemann, Linus Torvalds, Paul Vixie, Larry Wall, Bob Young

Amazon Price: $4.99 (as of 02/16/2012)

Linus Torvalds in the News!

World Clamors for Linux Coders, Says Linux Foundation
Linus Likes Linux License
Wikimedia engineering moving from Subversion to Git
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Achieves Highest-Level Security ...

Linus Torvalds: Hacker Ethics!

The Hacker Ethic

by: Pekka Himanen

Amazon Price: $5.00 (as of 02/16/2012)

Marshall Rosenberg: Non-Violent Communications

Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life

by: Marshall B. Rosenberg

Amazon Price: $11.92 (as of 02/16/2012)

Marshall Rosenberg in the News

A Valentine's Gift For Your Kids – How to Turn Tantrums into a Deeper Love ...
Magician and musician worked together for years before marrying
Occupy Lompoc talks communication
Pakistan, history, communication set for Peace events

The Bible as Graphic Novel

Ajinbayo Akinsiku

Japanese manga style graphic novels are heavily illustrated, action packed events, very popular among the young set, teenagers and the vicarious of all ages. This new way of presenting ways of thinking of great people throughout history freshens important topics for today.

Manga Bible

Amazon Price: $8.99 (as of 02/16/2012)

Manga, a special form of Japanese graphic novel, has been applied to scripture to introduce young people to some of its concepts. The focus here is on justice, with relative events and verses highlighted.

An excellent way to introduce the young to the relevance of the Bible even in our modern day, without being preachy and 'old fashioned.'

Daniel Ellsberg in the News

UNESCO bans WikiLeaks from international conference on WikiLeaks
Daniel Ellsberg comes to Sebastopol
Pentagon Papers to be Discovered Anew at the Santa Monica Playhouse
Occupy The Truth: Whistleblowers Conference Rolls Into UC Berkeley

Daniel Ellsberg

Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers

by: Daniel Ellsberg

Amazon Price: $5.74 (as of 02/16/2012)

Extraordinary investigative reporting, of the kind you never see in mainstream media anymore.

Big changes can come about with ethical, professional investigative reporting.

Too bad it is unheard of anymore!

Daniel Quinn

You HAVE to read Ishmael

Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit

by: Daniel Quinn

Amazon Price: $6.00 (as of 02/16/2012)

People read Ishmael and they say "Wow! I never saw it that way before!" I've read it, and I agree that it's an important book, but I wasn't quite so *shocked* by the ideas. If you haven't read it, I recommend you do, if only so you'll know what the fuss is.

New World Order- A Huge Change for the World

EU/US Merger: New Global Order By Stealth: EU/US Merger: New Global Order By Stealth Few notice huge shift towards globalization as frothing masses distracted by climate change debate By Steve Watson 05/06/07 In a sweeping move that has garnered surprisingly little attention this week the United States and the European Union have signed up to a new transatlantic economic partnership that will see regulatory standards "harmonized" and will lay the basis for a merging of the US and EU into one single market, a huge step on the path to a new globalized world order.

Neale Donald Walsch

In a world that doesn't NEED God?

Tomorrow's God: Our Greatest Spiritual Challenge

by: Neale Donald Walsch

Amazon Price: $0.29 (as of 02/16/2012)

He's famous for Conversations with God, but this book describes how the information he's been sharing will help to remake the world in our highest, grandest image of ourselves.

Movies About Changing the World

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Who's making a difference?

These are all people who are making a difference in the world today, right now, in the 21st Century. Each one has changed the way we look at something, or how we do something.

Vote for your favorites by clicking on the arrows. And if I missed someone, by all means, add 'em!