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The Man Who Invented Modern Philanthropy: Frederick Gates and the Rockefeller Foundation
In 1913 the richest man in America handed a former preacher a hundred million dollars and a question nobody had answered properly: how do you give money away so that it actually fixes things?
The Champion Who Retired at 28 and Built Augusta
He won everything there was to win in a single year, then walked away from competition forever at the age of twenty-eight. What Bobby Jones did next was build the most famous golf course in America.
Twenty-Seven Dollars: How Muhammad Yunus Reinvented Lending to the Poor
An economics professor lent 27 dollars of his own money to 42 women in a Bangladeshi village. It grew into a bank for millions, a Nobel Peace Prize, and a whole new idea about who deserves credit.
Why Golf Has 18 Holes: The Old Course at St Andrews
Every golf course on earth has 18 holes, and almost no one knows why. The answer lies on a strip of Scottish coastland where the game has been played for six centuries and where, in 1764, someone decided four holes were too short.
From a Fifty-Dollar Dinner to Fashion's Biggest Night: Who Really Built the Met Gala
The most photographed party on earth began in 1948 as a modest fundraiser dinner with fifty-dollar tickets. Three very different women turned it into a machine that raises millions and stops the internet.
The Man Who Refused to Sell the Coastline: Samuel Morse and Pebble Beach
He owned some of the most valuable oceanfront land in America and could have carved it into private lots worth a fortune. Instead he gave the coast to a golf course, and created the most beautiful public round in the world.
The Billionaires Who Gave Away Patagonia: Doug and Kris Tompkins
The founders of The North Face and Patagonia spent their fortunes quietly buying up vast tracts of wild land at the bottom of the world. Then they gave it all away, and created national parks the size of small countries.