{"product_id":"changing-tides-alejandro-frid-9780865719095","title":"Changing Tides: An Ecologist's Journey to Make Peace with the Anthropocene","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChange the story and change the future - merging science and Indigenous knowledge to steer us towards a more benign Anthropocene\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eChanging Tides\u003c\/em\u003e, Alejandro Frid tackles the big questions: who, or what, represents our essential selves, and what stories might allow us to shift the collective psyche of industrial civilization in time to avert the worst of the climate and biodiversity crises? Merging scientific perspectives with Indigenous knowledge might \u003cem\u003ejust \u003c\/em\u003ehelp us change the story we tell ourselves about who we are and where we could go.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs humanity marches on, causing mass extinctions and destabilizing the climate, the future of Earth will very much reflect the stories that \u003cem\u003eHomo sapiens \u003c\/em\u003edecide to jettison or accept today into our collective identity. At this pivotal moment in history, the most important story we can be telling ourselves is that humans are \u003cem\u003enot \u003c\/em\u003einherently destructive.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn seeking the answers, Frid draws from a deep well of personal experience and that of Indigenous colleagues, finding a glimmer of hope in Indigenous cultures that, despite the ravishes of colonialism, have for thousands of years developed intentional and socially complex practices for resource management that epitomize sustainability.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChanging Tides \u003c\/em\u003eis for everyone concerned with the irrevocable changes we have unleashed upon our planet and how we might steer towards a more benign Anthropocene.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAWARDS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGOLD 2020 Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize (BC \u0026amp; Yukon Book Prize)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGOLD 2019 Ocean Wise Research Institute Ocean Awards\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSILVER 2019 Nautilus Book Awards: Ecology \u0026amp; Environment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alejandro Frid\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0865719098\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780865719095\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Society Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.70d","brand":"Alejandro Frid","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045686210815,"sku":"9780865719095","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_403bb13c-cf5e-42d6-b514-18107697123e.jpg?v=1684980150","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/changing-tides-alejandro-frid-9780865719095","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}