{"product_id":"i-want-a-better-catastrophe-andrew-boyd-9780865719835","title":"I Want a Better Catastrophe: Navigating the Climate Crisis with Grief, Hope, and Gallows Humor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn existential manual for tragic optimists, can-do pessimists, and compassionate doomers \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWITH GLOBAL WARMING projected to rocket past the 1.5 C limit, lifelong activist Andrew Boyd is thrown into a crisis of hope, and off on a quest to learn how to live with the \"impossible news\" of our climate doom.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe searches out eight leading climate thinkers -- from collapse-psychologist Jamey Hecht to grassroots strategist adrienne maree brown, eco-philosopher Joanna Macy, and Indigenous botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer -- asking them: \"Is it really the end of the world? and if so, now what?\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith gallows humor and a broken heart, Boyd steers readers through their climate angst as he walks his own. From storm-battered coastlines to pipeline blockades and \"hopelessness workshops,\" he maps out our existential options, and tackles some familiar dilemmas: \"Should I bring kids into such a world?\" \"Can I lose hope when others can't afford to?\" and \"Why the fuck am I recycling?\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe finds answers that will surprise, inspire, and maybe even make you laugh in this insightful and irreverent guide for achieving a \"better catastrophe.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAWARDS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBRONZE 2023 Living Now Book Awards: Social Activism \/ Charity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Boyd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0865719837\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780865719835\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 02\/14\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 6.00w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/27\/2022","brand":"Andrew Boyd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44133700337919,"sku":"9780865719835","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_799dbf88-8626-4e65-8d1c-9669cfd31b1a.jpg?v=1687487704","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/i-want-a-better-catastrophe-andrew-boyd-9780865719835","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}