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Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times
Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times | Jane Goodall
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In a world that seems so troubled, how do we hold on to hope? Looking at the headlines--the worsening climate crisis, a global pandemic, loss of biodiversity, political upheaval--it can be hard to feel optimistic. And yet hope has never been more desperately needed. In this urgent book, Jane Goodall, the world's most famous living naturalist, and Douglas Abrams, the internationally bestselling co-author of The Book of Joy, explore through intimate and thought-provoking dialogue one of the most sought after and least understood elements of human nature: hope. In The Book of Hope, Jane focuses on her Four Reasons for Hope: The Amazing Human Intellect, The Resilience of Nature, The Power of Young People, and The Indomitable Human Spirit. Drawing on decades of work that has helped expand our understanding of what it means to be human and what we all need to do to help build a better world, The Book of Hope touches on vital questions, including: How do we stay hopeful when everything seems hopeless? How do we cultivate hope in our children? What is the relationship between hope and action? Filled with moving and inspirational stories and photographs from Jane's remarkable career, The Book of Hope is a deeply personal conversation with one of the most beloved figures in the world today. While discussing the experiences that shaped her discoveries and beliefs, Jane tells the story of how she became a messenger of hope, from living through World War II to her years in Gombe to realizing she had to leave the forest to travel the world in her role as an advocate for environmental justice. And for the first time, she shares her profound revelations about her next, and perhaps final, adventure. The second book in the Global Icons Series--which launched with the instant classic The Book of Joy with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu--The Book of Hope is a rare and intimate look not only at the nature of hope but also into the heart and mind of a woman who revolutionized how we view the world around us and has spent a lifetime fighting for our future. There is still hope, and this book will help guide us to it.
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Jas16
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This is not a book I would normally pick up it if weren't for the fact that I adore Jane Goodall. I did not love the conversational style it was written in but still got swept away by the stories Jane told about the resiliency of nature and reasons for hope. This a book I can see gifting to others and one I am glad I read, although I won't revisit it.

SamAnne Not my usual book either, but I put a library hold on it. I need some hope. 3y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage
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This conversation between Abrams and Goodall ranges far and wide, while still primarily focusing on its subject. Goodall believes that hope includes action, not just wishful thinking. And there are four specific reasons to remain hopeful despite news coverage of Earth‘s “dumpster fires.” It‘s a bit Polyanna, but mostly optimistic. Short but strongly positive.

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kamoorephoto I‘m insanely jealous that a fellow animal rescue friend of mine got to meet her not that long ago. Jane Goodall is an absolute idol of mine and an absolute gift to this earth. 3y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @kamoorephoto ZOMG. That must have been amazing! 3y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa @kamoorephoto I would be insanely jealous too! 3y
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