{"product_id":"before-we-forget-mary-soderstrom-9781459755857","title":"Before We Forget: How Remembering Will Get Us Through the Next 75 Years","description":"\u003cb\u003eSafeguarding collective wisdom is a powerful tool for civilization to overcome the major upheavals ahead.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClimate change, civil unrest, wars: How will we make it through the tough times looming ahead of us? By remembering, Mary Soderstrom argues.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOurs is not the first time in history when catastrophe has threatened societies, and using examples from China, the Roman Empire, and North American Indigenous cultures, Soderstrom shows how memory can lead the way toward the future. \u003ci\u003eBefore We Forget\u003c\/i\u003e examines how memory works in people and then details how we store our collective memories in libraries and archives, as well as in the vastness of the electronic universe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn part an entertaining history of knowledge and where we keep it, \u003ci\u003eBefore We Forget\u003c\/i\u003e allays fears and encourages people to develop strategies for safeguarding collective and individual wisdom, which we will need to meet the challenges ahead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Soderstrom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1459755855\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781459755857\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dundurn Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Mary Soderstrom","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48137143910655,"sku":"9781459755857","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0bf94471-193f-41de-a78c-32f604ab01df.jpg?v=1770166838","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/before-we-forget-mary-soderstrom-9781459755857","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}