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When a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis and a depressive episode left Cami Walker unable to walk or work, she received an unconventional prescription from an African medicine woman: give to others for 29 days. 29 Gifts chronicles how this simple daily act of generosity—phone calls, spare change, a Kleenex—wove into her healing, lifting her mood and health. By the end of the month, Walker not only felt stronger and more hopeful, but she had inspired a worldwide giving movement. The book weaves her memoir with personal essays from others whose lives were changed by giving, and includes pages for readers to record their own journeys. 29 Gifts is more than a biography; it is a practical guide showing how routine altruism can fundamentally alter one’s outlook on life.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Autobiography
Authors: Cami Walker
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