About this title: Bill McKibben goes searching for signs of hope in three corners of the world: the astonishingly livable city of Curitiba, in Brazil; the Indian state of Kerala, where the citizens enjoy a life expectancy and literacy rate far above those in the rest of India; and the ecologically-recovering Adirondacks, where he lives.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780316560641ISBN:0316560642
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Ex) Library Copy. Moderate wear on DJ/Interior Pages. Usual library markings. (W2) Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 227 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Acceptable. Corners are a little bent/rounded on cover. Cover has some light wear and tear on the edges. Dust jacket has a little wear and tear. Front dust jacke. read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780316560641ISBN:0316560642
Description: New in new dust jacket. Pristine condition unused and unmarked book. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 227 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Good. 1997-Paperback----Used-Good-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780316560641ISBN:0316560642
Description: New in new dust jacket. A book about healing the land as well as our souls. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 227 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little Brown & Co (T)
ISBN-13:9780316560641ISBN:0316560642
Description: Used-Good in Good jacket. FIRST EDITION hardcover; Good Condition. Dust jacket has minor shelf wear; Clean pages; Book has almost no shelfwear; Tight spine; Reliable customer service and no-hassle return policy. read more
Edition: First Edition, First Printing.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little Brown & Co, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780316560641ISBN:0316560642
Description: Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. An excellent hardcover copy, gently used and much like new. The binding is solid and square. The book's dark blue exterior shows almost no wear. The text is clean and unmarked. The dustjacket is also excellent, with minimal signs of handling. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This is the thrid book by the man Rush Limbaugh called "an environmentalist wacko. " I am particularly glad McKibben ... read more
"This book is about hope, but McKibben does not shy away from the hard truth of the environmental disaster we have wreaked on the planet. Further, he calls for broad cultural and economic shifts to address the changes that will be necessary for our survival. McKibben offers a very potent combination: sharp analysis that places the responsibility for environmental destruction squarely on the shoulders of global capital, and specific models of real world success stories."
"at first, i thought it was too uplifting and too full of monolithic characters that raised communities into greatness...but i've been working on toning down the sarcasm. shocking, i know. read it. maybe there is some hope for humans..."
"Although this book was written in 1995, it seems very current and pertinent as the global warming discussion heats up. There are four sections to the book. The author begins the book by giving some positive environmental changes made in our country and then discusses the challenges we have yet to conquer. The second section examines the city of Curitiba, Brazil where the author lives for a month. Curitiba's visionary mayor made some hard but worthy decisions. One program he implemented was garbage exchange for food. The residents of a low income neighborhood had a problem with garbage and the city trucks couldn't negotiate the narrow streets for municipal pick up. So the neighborhood residents would pick up the trash and bring to a collection site on designated days and in exchange for their trash bags, they recevie boxes of food. This addtitionally benefits the peasant farmer in the outlying areas of the city. The money they would have used to hire a private garbage collection service funded the program. He then visits Kerala, India where although the poverty rate is high, the literacy rate is 100%. This I find impressive since recently learning that Inida's women have a 50% literacy rate. People are very happy in Kerala even though the majority do not sleep on beds. They don't have the modern conveniences of Western culture and their community is sustainable. The final section of the book returns to the Northeast U.S. and the possible scenarios if our country is to become sustainable. For example: building furniture factories near the forests where logging is occuring, eating locally, using solar energy to power our homes, even if we may have to do with out lighting in the evening during winter months. Thought provoking."
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