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    Monday, March 12, 7:00 p.m. The Power of Half: One Family's Decision to Stop Taking and Start Giving Back  BUY NOW It all started when 14-year-old Hannah Salwen had a eureka moment. Seeing a homeless man in her neighborhood at the same instant she spotted a man driving a glistening Mercedes, she said, "Dad, if that man had a less nice car, that man there could have a meal." Until that day, the Salwens had been caught up like so many of us in the classic American dream—providing a good life for their children, accumulating more and more stuff, doing their part to help others but not really feeling it. So when Hannah was stopped in her tracks by this glaring disparity, her parents knew they had to act on her urge to do something. Their plan eventually took them across the globe and well out of their comfort zone. As Kevin Salwen says, "No one else is nuts enough to sell their house," but what his family discovered along the way will inspire countless others, no matter what their means or resources are. Warm, funny, and deeply moving, The Power of Half is the story of how one family grew closer as they discovered that half could be so much more.   Kevin Salwen was reporter and editor at The Wall Street Journal for over 18 years. He serves on the board for Habitat for Humanity in Atlanta, and works with the U.S. Olympic Committee. Hannah Salwen will be a junior at the Atlanta Girls' School, where she plays for the varsity volleyball team, and is her grade's representative to the student council. She has been volunteering consistently since the 5th grade. What Could You Live Without? By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF Published: January 23, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/opinion/24kristof.html