{"product_id":"hope-for-life-on-our-osvald-bjelland-9781967458103","title":"Hope for Life on Our Planet: Inspiration for Seven Generations","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHope for Life on Our Planet: Inspiration for Seven Generations\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a powerful reminder of what becomes possible when we come together with a shared purpose. Yes, humankind is vulnerable-but at its best, it is also mighty. When we recognize our deep interconnection and lean into our greatest strength-our ability to unite for a common cause-there is little we cannot overcome.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a book one person could write alone. \u003cem\u003eHope for Life on Our Planet\u003c\/em\u003e is a collective testament to human potential: 64 contributors from around the world-activists, artists, scientists, ecologists, philosophers, CEOs, poets, spiritual leaders, and more-have come together to reframe what hope means in the 21st century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir messages, drawn from lived experience and bold vision, remind us that true transformation-social, ecological, and economic-must be both personal and collective. Their essays light the way forward in a time clouded by fear, polarization, and a failure of imagination. As Nobel Peace Prize laureate Óscar Arias Sánchez writes in the foreword, \"\u003cem\u003ehope is the most powerful force for human progress.\" \u003c\/em\u003eThis book is committed to nurturing that force-for the sake of the next seven generations and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHope appears across the pages in many forms: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeace Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi, writing from prison in Iran, illuminates how to kindle hope in the darkest of places, as does Ukraine's Oleksandra Matviichuk, lawyer and civil society leader, live from the most brutal war front on the planet today. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBusiness leaders like Ajay Banga (World Bank), Hans Vestberg (Verizon), and Natarajan Chandrasekaran (Tata Sons) call us to invest in hope through bold, forward-looking leadership.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCultural voices like Maria Popova and architect Yasmeen Lari show how hope can shape our imagination, our structures-and our future.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScience and exploration voices including ethologist and ecologist Dame Jane Goodall and polar explorer Robert Swan extend pathways to global and personal stewardship and discovery that exact our highest humanity yet endow even more in return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether, their insights form a mosaic of inspiration. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHope for Life on Our Planet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e will leave you with a renewed sense of direction- on a personal, organizational, and global level. It is both a call to action and a source of courage in a time when we need it most.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Osvald Bjelland, Ajaypal Ajay Singh Banga\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1967458103\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781967458103\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Manhattan Book Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 1.13d","brand":"Osvald Bjelland","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47201140179199,"sku":"9781967458103","price":99.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_139612a1-f392-4d4d-ae7e-a69f06a3c483.jpg?v=1756788995","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hope-for-life-on-our-osvald-bjelland-9781967458103","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}