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  • Donations to Make Our Democracy Work Enterprises (“MODWE”) are not tax deductible. For an explanation, see Changing My Will.
  • Of course MODWE is happy to accept donations from those who do not need or care about tax incentives.
  • Use the PayPal link below to make a donation or call Merle McClung (Executive Director of MODWE) at 303.290.9725 (landline phone) to discuss.
  • We plan to publish a list of donors including name, date, and amount of donation, but you can elect to delete some or all of this data and remain anonymous.
  • Donate a Book
  • My likely epitaph: “He always had room for another book.” This is literally true, and some readers already have donated a copy of one of their favorite books to MODWE (see below). MODWE will accept such single book donations in any condition, and care for them always, unless of course we literally run out of room or existence.
  • If you’d like to donate a book, please send it to:
  • Make Our Democracy Work
    6048 S Locust Cir
    Centennial, CO 80111
  • Below is a list of all book donors to date:
  1. Watership Down (1972) by Richard Adams (and Donor poems), donated on 5/8/2024 by Lori Rahm.
  2. Master Slave Husband Wife (2023) by Ilyon Woo, donated on 5/9/2024 by Priscilla Rice.
  3. Black Elk Speaks (1932) by J. G. Neihardt, donated on 5/19/2024 by Carolyn Johnston.
  4. The Snopes Trilogy (1940-1959) by William Faulkner, donated on 8/1/2024 by Holly Schutz.
  5. The Good Earth (1931) by Pearl S. Buck, donated on 8/5/2024 by Dominique Murphy.
  6. The Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our World (2008) by Leonard Mlodinow, donated on 8/9/2024 by Prentiss Willson.
  7. My Name On a Grain of Rice (2022) by Richard Voigt, donated on 8/11/2024 by Richard Voigt.
  8. A Man for All Seasons (1960) by Robert Bolt, donated on 8/12/2024 by Merle McClung.
  9. Undaunted Courage (1996) by Stephen E. Ambrose, donated on 8/19/2024 by Jeffrey Zorn.
  10. The American Jubilee (2019) by Porter Stansberry, donated on 8/20/2024 by Dennis Reigle.
  11. We Can All Do Better (2012) by Bill Bradley, donated on 8/20/2024 by Patty Reigle.
  12. Palestine Peace Not Apartheid (2006) by Jimmy Carter, donated on 8/21/2024 by Jordan Melick.
  13. An Immense World (2022) by Ed Yong, donated on 9/30/2024 by Fred Noyes.
  14. Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics (2018) by Stephen Greenblatt, donated on 10/1/2024 by Catherine Stevenson.
  15. The World Without Us (2007) by Alan Weisman, donated on 10/1/2024 by Keith Stevenson.
  16. The Audacity of Hope (2006) by Barack Obama, donated on 10/12/24 by Anonymous.
  17. The Evening and the Morning (2020) by Ken Follett, donated on 10/12/24 by Donna Brynteson.
  18. Reinhold Niebuhr:A Biography (1985) by Richard Fox, donated on 10/12/24 by Timothy T. Brynteson.
  19. All the Light We Cannot See (2014) by Anthony Doerr, donated on 10/12/24 by Debbie Quinn.
  20. Short Science Fiction Tales (1963) by Isaac Asimov, donated on 10/12/24 by ChaWei Quinn.
  21. The Mighty Miss Malone (2012) by Christopher Paul Curtis, donated on 10/12/24 by Sarah Quinn.
  22. The Barn (2024) by Wright Thompson, donated on 10/12/24 by Lawson Quinn.
  23. In the Heart of the Sea (2000) by Nathaniel Philbrick, donated on 10/17/24 by Mark E. Johnson.
  24. Jack Dawes (2001) by Ken Follett, donated on 10/17/24 by Marjorie Johnson.
  25. The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Alone 1932–1940 (1988) by William Manchester, donated on 10/20/24 by Annmarie Voigt.
  26. On the Road (1955) by Jack Kerouac, donated on 10/22/24 by David T. Kennedy.
  27. One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (1991) by Alexander Solzhenitsyn, donated on 10/23/24 by Anonymous.
  28. Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump (2019) by Rick Reilly, donated on 10/25/24 by Patty Carstens.
  29.  Bananas in Snow Country (2024) by Rob Knapp donated on 11/4/24 by Rob Knapp.
  30. Invisible Man (1980) by Ralph Ellison donated on 11/4/24 by Ann Gearen.
  31. The Deer Pasture (1985) by Rick Bass donated on 11/4/24 by John Gearen.
  32. In Dog Years I’d Be Dead: Garfield at 25 (2002) by Jim Davis donated on 11/5/24  by Esteban Garcia.
  33. The Little Red Fort (2018) by Brenda Maier donated on 11/5/24 by Louis Garcia.
  34. The Gate (2020) by Ann Gearen donated on 11/8/24 by John Gearen, Jr.
  35. Light on Water (2020) by John Gearen donated on 11/8/24 by Sarah Gearen.
  36. 1776 (2005) by David McCullough donated on 12/2/24 by Sharon Palmer.
  37. The January 6th Report (2022) by Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol donated on 12/4/24 by Stephen Keyes.
  38. The Way of the Peaceful Warrior (2000) by Dan Millman donated on 12/4/24 by Conrad Keyes.
  39. Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story (2022) by BONO donated on 12/5/24 by Saskia van Woudenberg Keyes.
  40. You Are A Badass (2021) by Jen Sincero donated on 12/5/24 by Lisette Keyes.
  41. The Silent Patient (2019) by Alex Michaelides donated on 12/5/24 by Cadel Keyes.
  42. The Survival Handbook (2010) by Colin Towell donated on 12/5/24 by Ezulwini Foundation.
  43. Make Something Wonderful (1994) by Steve Jobs in his own words donated on 12/18/24 by Louisa Garcia.
  44. A  People’s History of the United States (2003) by Howard Zinn donated on 12/18/24 by Linda Melick
  45. Whose Boat Is This Boat? (2018) by Donald J.Trump (by Accident) donated on 12/18/24 by Rick Melick
  46. A Visit to the Queen Mary and the Spruce Goose:  The Official Souvenir Publication (1986) by Tony Thomas donated on 12/18/24 by Mary Melick
  47.  The Emperor of all Maladies (2011) by Siddhartha Mukherjee donated on 12/24/24 by Adam McClung
  48. A Rhodes Retrospective: Consolidated Edition (2024) by Merle McClung donated on 12/25/24 by Daniel McClung
  49. And the Band Played On (2007) by Randy Shilts donated on 12/29/24 by Courtney McClung
  50.  Crucial Conversations (2022) by Joseph Grenny et al, donated on 1/8/25 by Gregory A. Lutz
  51. The Bible Reconsidered (2013) by Paul Brynteson donated on 01/25/2025 by Paul Brynteson
  52. The Bookseller of Inverness (2022) by S.G. Maclean donated on 01/25/2025 by Jennifer Brynteson
  53. Keep Sharp (2021) by Sanjay Gupta, MD donated on 01/25/2025 by Brooke Brynteson Teska
  54. Compassion and the Individual (1992) by Tenzin Gyatso the Fortieth Dalai Lama donated on 2/4/25 by Susan Bailey
  55. Meet 100 Animals (2001) by Charles Doche donated on 2/4/25 by Amy Bailey
  56. Corduroy by Don Freeman (1968) donated on 2/10/24 by Centennial Rotary Foundation
  57. The Genius of Birds (2016) by Jennifer Ackerman donated on 2/12/25 by Mike Diefenderfer
  58.  The Big Thaw: Travels in the Melting North (2009), by Ed Struzik donated on 2/12/25 by Nancy Diefenderfer.

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