Larger Than Yourself

The Quest to Reimagine Industries, Lead with Purpose & Grow Ideas into Movements

By: Thibault Manekin

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Paperback | 15 October 2021

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A fresh, road-tested guide to growing a flicker of an idea into a full-blown movement, often using unexpected and even counterintuitive principles

It's an age-old question: Why do some great ideas or inventions take off and soar while others never get off the ground? Today, with more and more young entrepreneurs seeking to incorporate social justice, economic equity, climate concerns, and communal health into their endeavors, the need for practical-yet-think-big answers is great.

Thibault Manekin has a few. In 2002, eight years after the fall of apartheid, recent college graduate Manekin moved from his hometown of Baltimore to Durban, South Africa, on the strength of an idea: What if basketball could bridge even the deepest social divides? Despite enormous obstacles, such as the HIV/AIDS crisis, and fueled by support from figures including Nelson Mandela and the Dalai Lama, he proved that it could. Manekin then took the lessons he'd learned back to Baltimore, where he asked himself how the real estate industry could be reimagined to unite cities, empower communities, and launch powerful ideas.

Larger Than Yourself tells this story but is about much more than Manekin himself. It also profiles the remarkable real-world change makers he has worked with, and the innovative practices he has instituted, in the profitable companies and nonprofit organizations he has helped to create. Manekin makes these methods accessible to all, meaningful to anyone, and inspirational to everyone with an idea, a hope, and a purpose-driven dream.

Industry Reviews

"Should be required reading for all who dare to live with purpose. Highly recommended."
-- D. Watkins, New York Times bestselling author of The Cook Up

"If you want to build a better organization, project, neighborhood, or world, and turn ideas into movements, Larger Than Yourself is an illuminating and inspiring guide to getting there."
-- Ronald M. Shapiro, attorney, sports agent, and New York Times bestselling author of The Power of Nice

"At a time of unparalleled upheaval and worldwide uncertainty, when old industries need reinvention and new ways of working must emerge, Larger Than Yourself provides both the inspiration and the road map for that change -- and shows us that we are stronger united than divided."
-- Chris Wilson, artist and bestselling author of The Master Plan

"Inspires us with the confidence to take on the seemingly impossible."
-- Freeman A. Hrabowski III, president, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

"Thibault Manekin's journey shows what's possible when we tap into the power of collective leadership and when we lead with love."
-- Wendy Kopp, CEO and cofounder of Teach For All and founder of Teach For America

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