Books
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10 Books That Offer Hope (and Solutions) for the Future
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It’s December 2020 and we’re in dire need of positivity and hope. With so many global crises unfolding, investigating solutions to both new and old problems should provide a welcome boost. With their charm, potential for depth, and centuries-old format, books are still the ideal medium for presenting, developing, and discussing solutions – hence this…
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Being the Change: Live Well and Spark a Climate Revolution
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This is an extract from the book Being the Change by Peter Kalmus, published by New Society Publishers, 2017-08-01, reprinted here with kind permission. Chapter 1: Waking Up “Trees and people used to be the best of friends. I saw that tree and decided to buy the house.” — Hayao Miyazaki, My Neighbor Totoro I…
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Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We’re in without Going Crazy by Joanna Macy & Chris Johnstone
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The concept of planetary emergencies can make us, as individuals, feel small and powerless. Active Hope (How to Face the Mess We’re in without Going Crazy) (first published in 2012), and all the concepts behind its title, reassures us that we contain enough strength and imagination to tackle these emergencies (the climate crisis, social division…
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There Is No Planet B: A Handbook for the Make or Break Years by Mike Berners-Lee
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The summer of 2019 has brought a blistering heatwave of record-breaking temperatures to Europe—and we should get used to it. By 2050, it’s been reported, London’s weather could be similar to that of Barcelona. Taking in these increasingly terrifying predictions about the future of the climate can lead to anxiety, or even worse—paralysis. But what…
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Don’t Snooze This Alarm | Book Review: The Uninhabitable Earth, David Wallace-Wells
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The alarm bells have been ringing for a while; at first sounded by well-meaning yet powerless scientists, then the activists chimed in, and more recently even the very young are joining the protests, marches, civil disobedience movements all around the world, and what they’re saying is that, had society started acting earlier, there would still…
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Where to Borrow, Swap and Buy Books | 9 Offline Ethical Suggestions
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Books and the magic of the offline
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Happy Pineapple | People and Planet-friendly Publishing
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Imagine a world where books are printed on recycled paper only. The ink used is vegetable based, and there’s no plastic involved in distribution and packaging. To help you imagine better, we found an independent publishing house that already made all this a reality. Steve Bownds of Happy Pineapple is an author and founder who…