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An existential manual for tragic optimists, can-do pessimists, and compassionate doomers WITH GLOBAL WARMING projected to rocket past the 1.5A�C limit, lifelong activist Andrew Boyd is thrown into a crisis of hope, and off on a quest to learn how to live with the "impossible news" of our climate doom. He searches out eight leading climate thinkers �_" from collapse-psychologist Jamey Hecht to grassroots strategist adrienne maree brown, eco-philosopher Joanna Macy, and Indigenous botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer �_" asking them: "Is it really the end of the world? and if so, now what?"With gallows humor and a broken heart, Boyd steers readers through their climate angst as he walks his own. From storm-battered coastlines to pipeline blockades and "hopelessness workshops," he maps out our existential options, and tackles some familiar dilemmas: "Should I bring kids into such a world?" "Can I lose hope when others can't afford to?" and "Why the fuck am I recycling?"He finds answers that will surprise, inspire, and maybe even make you laugh in this insightful and irreverent guide for achieving a "better catastrophe."AWARDSBRONZE | 2023 Living Now Book Awards: Social Activism / Charity
Book ISBN: | 9780865719835 |
Book Author: | Andrew Boyd |
Book Format: | Paperback / softback |
Book Imprint: | New Society Publishers |
Book Publisher: | New Society Publishers |
Book Dimensions: | 153 x 227 x 27 cm |
Book Publication Date: | 2023-02-14 |
Book Pagination: | 416 pages, 30 Halftones, black and white |
Book Weight: | 632g |
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