KABOOM: ONE ENTREPRENEUR’S QUEST TO BUILD COMMUNITY AND SAVE PLAY!
Book ID/图书代码： 09320010B36630
English Summary/英文概要： Like The Blue Sweater and Three Cups of Tea, Purpose and Play demonstrates how one idealist can change the world and how small, civic-minded steps create a ripple effect that can precipitate change in communities and eventually change in the world at large. More than just a memoir, Purpose and Play is a call to action that will inspire readers by challenging them to rethink traditional notions of community and social change.
This is the story of a man with a vision: Play is the best natural resource in a creative economy. Kids need more of it—it is not a luxury but a necessity for their lives. Through hard work, commitment, and the conviction that access to a safe play environment is the fundamental right of all children, Hammond built an organization that has raised almost $200 million, directly built 2,000 playgrounds with a million volunteers, and touched the lives of countless children and families.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 玩樂就是最自然有趣的創意經濟!
如同《三杯茶》《藍毛衣》啟發人心又充滿愛與夢想的真實故事
一位空間設計的理想家 如何為孩童搭起一座充滿創造力的遊樂空間?
「想像樂園」
一個小小的想法所激起的漣漪效應，如何改變整個社區，甚至最後連整個世界也為之改變。
一個簡單的行動如何激起人們重新思考，使社區設計的傳統觀念，有了新架構和變革。
創意是什麼？ 玩樂就是最自然有趣的創意經濟!
本書是一位以設計戲劇布景、旅店和餐廳飯館而聞名的設計師David Rockwell所撰寫。他改變一個小社區的初衷是為孩子們，建構一個更具創造力的遊樂空間。而後他成立KaBOOM設計室，目的是為了推動兒童遊樂場的建設，迄今為止David在社會各界的捐贈下，已經興建許多運動場、溜冰場及滑輪公園，也引發了成千上萬人從網站上查詢如何設計遊樂場的資料。
KaBOOM成立緣由是David剛到華盛頓，看到當地報紙的一則報導，有二個小孩因附近沒有遊樂場，而在一輛被遺棄的舊車內玩耍，因而窒息而死，他認為這種悲劇可以避免，便結合社區義工在華盛頓東區蓋了一座遊樂場，接著便成立了KaBOOM。
許多教育專家也表示透過David的空間設計，可以激發小孩子的創造力和想象力，而他成立KaBOOM的使命是希望建立只要在步行能到的地方便設立一個遊樂空間，而至今David已蓋了一千多座的遊樂場，使原來是一塊荒蕪的廢地，在David的設計後，提供兒童一個戶外健康活動的場所。在本書你將可以發現他的理念，如何為孩童搭起一座充滿創造力的遊樂空間。(Chris)
Awards/获奖情况：Best seller lists:
#4 New York Times hardcover, non-fiction
#6 New York Times HC and ppk combined
#12 New York Times print and eBook combined
#49 USA Today best sellers list
#6 Publishers Weekly non-fiction list (5/9/2011 issue)
About the Author/作者介绍： DARELL HAMMOND is the cofounder and leader of KaBOOM!, an innovative nonprofit based in Washington, DC, that brings volunteers and community members together to build playgrounds for children across the country. Founded out of Darell’s apartment in 1996, KaBOOM! now has 85 employees, three offices, and a $23 million annual budget. Darell lives in Washington, DC.
Purpose and Play chronicles Darell Hammond’s amazing journey from a childhood spent living in a group home in Illinois to becoming the cofounder and CEO of KaBOOM!, an organization with this mission at its core: harnessing the power of community to save play for children . . . one playground at a time.
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