{"product_id":"my-green-manifesto-david-gessner-9781571313249","title":"My Green Manifesto: Down the Charles River in Pursuit of a New Environmentalism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eMy Green Manifesto\u003c\/em\u003e, David Gessner embarks on a rough-and-tumble journey down Boston's Charles River, searching for the soul of a new environmentalism.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a tragically leaky canoe, a broken cell phone, a cooler of beer, and environmental planner Dan Driscoll in tow, Gessner grapples with the stereotype of the environmentalist as an overzealous, puritanical mess. But as Dan recounts his own story of transforming the famously polluted Charles into an urban haven for wildlife and wild people, the vision of a new sort of eco-champion begins to emerge: someone who falls in love with a forgotten space, and then fights like hell for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidering everything from Edward Abbey's legacy to Jimmy Carter's sweater, weaving his intellectual quest with real adventure, Gessner points toward a scrappy environmentalism that, despite all odds, just might change the world. \"Heartfelt and informed\" (\u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003cem\u003eMy Green Manifesto \u003c\/em\u003eis a spirited call to arms by a major figure on the vanguard of a new environmentalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Gessner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1571313249\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781571313249\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Milkweed Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/12\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.70w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/06\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2011 pg. 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooks \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2012 pg. 20","brand":"David Gessner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994280558847,"sku":"9781571313249","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8411610d-827f-4c2d-a133-5a6dae4daa14.jpg?v=1683329206","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/my-green-manifesto-david-gessner-9781571313249","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}