But all three books make the case that the ineffectiveness of much philanthropy is actually the fault of the philanthropist.
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The city's most civic-minded philanthropist is Michael Milken, once the bad boy of the financial world.
Nicolette Jones, a journalist and broadcaster who has written a book about the Victorian philanthropist and his campaign on behalf of sailors, is behind the move, along with local historian and publisher, Nicholas Reed.
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Built by the late casino executive and philanthropist William Ledbetter, the 9, 168-square-foot home is set on 2.73 acres.
Author and philanthropist Kevin Salwen is a firm believer in the power of multi-generational giving.
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Rather like the venture capitalists behind the American software industry, Mr Gates is a venture philanthropist: he backs schemes, assesses them and dumps failures.
"This is going to take us into the 22nd century, " the philanthropist and art collector said.
Isla Baring, a philanthropist who lives nearby, said the construction is so disruptive that she and several neighbors sent Mr. Ecclestone a letter last month asking for compensation.
He is the proud recipient of the 2013 Forbes India 'Non-Resident Philanthropist Award' and sits on the boards of the Kennedy Center and the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Two millennia on, the ancient site is dividing people, not joining them up: it is the object of a bitter dispute pitting the Turkish government and David Packard, an American philanthropist, against local people in the southern Turkish town of Gaziantep.
"This is my life's work, and days like tomorrow energise us to do even better, " said the philanthropist, adding that he thought the talks were likely to be "very, very positive".
Magda is a nurse, a qualified pilot, a businesswoman and a philanthropist, a gifted and sensitive lover, the holder of certificates in computing and English grammar, a semi-professional country singer, and a mother.
Nor is he yet a great philanthropist: his pledge to leave 10% of his estate to charity pales beside the promise to give away most of their wealth made by signatories of the Giving Pledge for American billionaires launched by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett.
The one-time Drexel Burnham Lambert executive has charted an entirely different course ever since and is a well known philanthropist.
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