Showing posts with label JK Rowling. Show all posts
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Thursday, December 4, 2008

J.K. Rowling’s net proceeds from new book donated to charity

The Tales of Beedle the Bard is published by The Children’s High Level Group a charity co-founded in 2005 by the British billionaire writer J.K. Rowling to make life better for vulnerable children.

All net proceeds from the sale will be donated to The Children's Voice campaign.

The Children's Voice campaign is run by CHLG. It campaigns for child rights across Europe, particularly in Eastern Europe where over a million children and teenagers are growing up in institutions, often in unacceptable conditions. In most cases they are without adequate human or emotional contact and stimulation, while many only just survive without life's basics such as adequate shelter and food.

CHLG's Children's Voice campaign helps around a quarter of a million children each year through education activities; outreach work in institutions; and a dedicated telephone and email help line.


The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Standard Edition

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Top 9 Forbes Billionaire Videos

A look at the Top 9 Forbes Billionaire Videos
Rags To Riches Billionaires
(222 sec.) Behind the stunning success of casino mogul Sheldon Adelson and Harry Potter author JK Rowling.

Meet The 10 Hottest Heiresses
(90 sec.) Where Paris Hilton, Ivanka Trump and Nicky Hilton landed on the list.

Inside The Billionaire Club
(120 sec.) A VIP look at Italian businessman Flavio Briatore's exclusive Sardinian nightclub.

Best Billionaire Cars
(300 sec.) What Buffett and company are driving.

Eligible Billionaires
(280 sec.) There are more billionaires on Earth than ever before.

Billionaire Homes
(250 sec.) Where the billionaires eat and sleep.

Ex-Billionaire Bad Boy
(270 sec.)The latest on last year's cover boy Calvin Ayre.

Homes Of The Billionaires
(120 Sec.)The very richest can buy the very nicest houses.

Thor Bjorgolfsson: Iceland's First Billionaire
(200 Sec.)The magnate has caused quite a stir by building an empire in a country best known for its egalitarian philosophy.