{"product_id":"9780865719835","title":"I Want a Better Catastrophe : Navigating the Climate Crisis with Grief, Hope, and Gallows Humor","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Boyd, Andrew, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 14\/02\/2023,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 416 pages, 30 Halftones, black and white,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: New Society Publishers,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: New Society Publishers,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Psychology: emotions, Political activism, Climate change, Coping with anxiety \u0026amp; phobias\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780865719835\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003eAn existential manual for tragic optimists, can-do pessimists, and compassionate doomers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith global warming projected to rocket past the 1.5 DegreesC 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. He searches out eight of today's leading climate thinkers - from activist Tim DeChristopher to collapse-psychologist Jamey Hecht, grassroots strategist adrienne maree brown, eco-philosopher Joana 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\n\u003cp\u003eWith gallows humor and a broken heart, Boyd steers readers through their climate angst as he walks his own. Boyd's journey takes him from storm-battered coastlines to pipeline blockades and \"hopelessness workshops.\" Along the way, 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?\"He finds answers that will surprise, inspire, and maybe even make you laugh.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on wisdom traditions Eastern, Western, and Indigenous, Boyd crafts an insightful and irreverent guide for achieving a \"better catastrophe.\"This is vital reading for everyone navigating climate anxiety and grief as our world hurtles towards an unthinkable crisis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstone's Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44207610495213,"sku":"9780865719835","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9780865719835.jpg?v=1692027427","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9780865719835","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}