| The Bill McKibben Reader: Pieces from an Active Life Contributor(s): McKibben, Bill (Author) |
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ISBN: 0805076271 ISBN-13: 9780805076271 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin OUR PRICE: $26.99 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2008 Annotation: Powerful, impassioned essays on living and being in the world, from the bestselling author of "The End of Nature "and "Deep Economy" For a generation, Bill McKibben has been among America's most impassioned and beloved writers on our relationship to our world and our environment. His groundbreaking book on climate change, "The End of Nature," is considered "as important as Rachel Carson's classic "Silent Spring""* and "Deep Economy, "his "deeply thoughtful and mind-expanding"** exploration of globalization, helped awaken and fuel a movement to restore local economies. Now, for the first time, the best of McKibben's essays--fiery, magical, and infused with his uniquely soulful investigations of modern life--are collected in a single volume. Whether meditating on today's golden age in radio, the natural place of biting black flies in our lives, or the patriotism of a grandmother fighting to get corporate money out of politics, McKibben inspires us to become better caretakers of the Earth--and of one another. *"The Plain Dealer "(Cleveland ) **Michael Pollan |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Essays - Nature | Essays - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General |
| Dewey: 333.72 |
| LCCN: 2007039609 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (1.20 lbs) 464 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
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| Publisher Description: Powerful, impassioned essays on living and being in the world, from the bestselling author of The End of Nature and Deep Economy For a generation, Bill McKibben has been among America's most impassioned and beloved writers on our relationship to our world and our environment. His groundbreaking book on climate change, The End of Nature, is considered as important as Rachel Carson's classic Silent Spring* and Deep Economy, his deeply thoughtful and mind-expanding** exploration of globalization, helped awaken and fuel a movement to restore local economies. Now, for the first time, the best of McKibben's essays--fiery, magical, and infused with his uniquely soulful investigations of modern life--are collected in a single volume, The Bill McKibben Reader. Whether meditating on today's golden age in radio, the natural place of biting black flies in our lives, or the patriotism of a grandmother fighting to get corporate money out of politics, McKibben inspires us to become better caretakers of the Earth--and of one another. *The Plain Dealer (Cleveland )**Michael Pollan |
Contributor Bio(s): McKibben, Bill: - Bill McKibben is the author of more than a dozen books, including The End of Nature, Eaarth, and Deep Economy. He is the founder of the environmental organization 350.org and was among the first to warn of the dangers of global warming. He is the Schumann Distinguished Scholar at Middlebury College, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the 2013 winner of the Gandhi Peace Award. |