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One of those books that is both inspiring and exhausting. I don’t doubt that we can all make changes in the world but I also do think our impact is dependent on where we start, or at least how hard we need to work. While traveling the world on Semester at Sea Adam decided to ask children around the world what they want most in the world and was shocked when a boy in India answered “a pencil.” This prompted a changed mindset and Adam comes to the realization that he will never be fulfilled with his Wall Street job so he sets out on his own to make a nonprofit to make education more attainable for those living in rural villages where it is needed most. His journey takes him around the world and the mission of the company (and his amazing connections) have allowed Pencils of Promise to build over 200 schools around the world. Well written and not too preachy but also inspiring enough to make you want to get out and change the world — not exactly something we can all afford to do. A great book for those in their 20s as it has lots of tidbits and kernels of wisdom including this line “Your twenties are the time to both accept and fight your way into the person you’re destined to become.”