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The Moment of Lift
- How Empowering Women Changes the World
- Narrated by: Melinda Gates
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Winner of the Audiofile Earphones Award 2019 and Audiofile Best Audiobooks of the Year 2019.
How can we summon a moment of lift for human beings - and especially for women? Because when you lift up women, you lift up humanity.
In this moving and compelling New York Times best seller, Melinda shares lessons she's learned from the inspiring people she's met during her work and travels around the world. As she writes in the introduction, 'That is why I had to write this book - to share the stories of people who have given focus and urgency to my life. I want all of us to see ways we can lift women up where we live.'
For the last 20 years, Melinda Gates has been on a mission to find solutions for people with the most urgent needs, wherever they live. Throughout this journey, one thing has become increasingly clear to her: if you want to lift a society up, you need to stop keeping women down.
Melinda provides an unforgettable narrative backed by startling data as she presents the issues that most need our attention - from child marriage to lack of access to contraceptives to gender inequity in the workplace, and, for the first time, she writes about her personal life and the road to equality in her own marriage. Throughout, she shows how there has never been more opportunity to change the world - and ourselves.
Writing with emotion, candour and grace, she introduces us to remarkable women and shows the power of connecting with one another.
When we lift others up, they lift us up too.
Critic Reviews
"When you lift up women, you lift up everybody - families, communities, entire countries.... In her book, Melinda tells the stories of the inspiring people she's met through her work all over the world, digs into the data, and powerfully illustrates issues that need our attention.... I've called Melinda an impatient optimist and that's what she delivers here - the urgency to tackle these problems and the unwavering belief that solving them is indeed possible." (Barack Obama)
"It is a call for unity, inclusion and connection. We need this message more than ever." (Malala Yousafzai)
"The Moment of Lift is an urgent call to courage. It changed how I think about myself, my family, my work, and what's possible in the world. Melinda weaves together vulnerable, brave storytelling and compelling data to make this one of those rare books you carry in your heart and mind long after the last page." (Brené Brown, PdD, author of New York Times best seller Dare to Lead)
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- Joanne
- 28-07-2019
Important Albiet Robotic
I respect Melinda Gates' work so much, but wished I loved this more! I downloaded this after watching her interview with David Letterman on Netflix (would recommend!) and, while her messages and work is so important I'm ashamed to say I struggled to finish this. Perhaps it's her STEM background, I had just read Michelle Obama's similarly catagorised book before this and by contrast, Gates is much less of a lyrical, engaging storyteller. Despite great efforts to include the compelling, heartbreaking and triumphant anceedotes of the many strong women she has met and helped on her journey, somehow to me this book often read too much like a back to back stack of facts and figures. Nonetheless, I would recommend it to others for the significance of the ideas Gates articulates, I did finish it and I do believe it is an important message the world needs to hear.
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- Anonymous User
- 20-11-2023
Very powerful read…how disadvantage creates a momentum of tangled webs called life that really is horrific, yet…
When our eyes are opened by stories, when we hear, reflect, we aim to do better through small change.
I loved this book. I was horrified, gobsmacked, at times shaken. Yet also glad to know how some women exist, the best way they know how.
For example how contraception can structure planned, healthy families. Not the same as family planning. And goes beyond if women can have children, want children or live with a road blimp in some connections, one that if not financially prepared for puts numerous strains on both partners ability to cope, that’s not the same as grow together.
I had no idea how many girls and women died in childbirth. How their medical complications could negatively impede their wellbeing, or their partner, other children.
And I cried on reading about the sex workers of India as the foundation felt condoms were the answer to HIV spread, yet workers needed their clients to stop beating them considering them little value.
A glimpse to just how tough some communities globally exist beyond geographical burdens but also cultural practices considered normal through alienation, silence, violence & passed on no matter the science, medical interventions available. Money matters but together with a will to improve lives. Listening empowers as sometimes what seemed most important becomes secondary to achieving healthier outcomes.
A clear message, beautifully spoken like listening to an old friend. Thank you!
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- Harsh
- 06-12-2022
Excellent
I loved how the story was narrated, thoughtful insights on philanthropy. Nothing to dislike about this book.
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- Emma Falzon
- 27-07-2021
Read this book!
I LOVED this book enough to write my first book review. Moving and thought provoking, everyone should hear the ideas in this book. Very well narrated & well paced with a good balance of data points and engaging stories. Thank you Melinda!
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- Anonymous User
- 27-03-2021
Thoroughly enjoyed listening to this
A beautiful book, well written and Melinda is a genuine, sensitive and relatable advocate for the advancement of women’s concerns, and for the betterment of all relationships, workplaces and communities.
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- Rixt Wiersma
- 28-01-2021
So inspiring
The stories and inspiring lessons in this book made a deep impact on me because of the way the author shares her experiences. The ample evidence smokes of how change happens and how women are the courageous and compassionate catalysts of the movement. Listening to this book will move you too.
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- Anonymous User
- 01-02-2020
Wonderful, touching and inspiring
Wonderfully written and narrated book! This book inspires simplicity, humility and makes you question the core values in life.
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- Ms Susanne
- 15-01-2020
Exceptional - a MUST read for HUMANS
Such a great book, easy to listen to given the storytelling style, examples and true / raw accounts of empowerment.
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- Anonymous User
- 14-01-2020
Inspiring read
Melinda compassionately and skillfully tells her story and those of other women. I struggled to her the pain of many women, but was inspired to hear how they uplifted themselves.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-12-2019
Heartbreaking & Inspiring - in Equal Amounts
I have loved listening to this book so much even though I have cried through most of it.
Melinda you are inspirational. Your sense of justice, faith and action is awe inspiring sigh that I had a millionth of your compassion and drive to action. But am feel committed to trying to get involved where I can now rather than feeling like it’s all too hard.
Wow what a woman and what a book
Thank you so much for taking your time to put your experiences into words.
& So thankful for you being in our world.
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- Jared Leha
- 10-03-2021
BETTER
FREE DATA Collective Intelligence require group gender diversity creating opportunity for our babies under 5 years of age.
Woman need failure to promote 40% hobbiest v. Mankind calculations..
Form Non-Violent Policy, speak out,, spellbee,,,,shamelessly perfectionist Womanforce:Womanpower. C.A.R.E. BeGirl
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