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I want a better catastrophe
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- Book Synopsis
- An existential manual for tragic optimists, can-do pessimists, and compassionate doomers WITH GLOBAL WARMING projected to rocket past the 1.5°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." AWARDS BRONZE 2023 Living Now Book Awards: Social Activism / Charity GOLD 2024 IPPY Awards: Current Events II (Social Issues/Humanitarian)
- About The Author
- Andrew Boyd is a writer, humorist, activist, and CEO (Chief Existential Officer) of the Climate Clock, a global campaign melding art, science, and grassroots organizing to get the world to #ActInTime on climate. Andrew's previous books include Beautiful Trouble, Daily Afflictions, and Life's Little Deconstruction Book. Andrew lives in New York City.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780865719835
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- New Society Publishers, (30 March 2023)
- Number of Pages
- 416
- Weight
- 621 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 229 x 152 x 26 mm
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