Paul Kingsnorth is the author of Beast and The Wake, which was long-listed for the Man Booker Prize. He is cofounder of the Dark Mountain Project, a global network of writers, artists, and thinkers in search of new stories for a world on the brink.
"This book is refreshing in both a literary respect and an
environmental one. What Kingsnorth argues in these essays is so
radical that, if put into practice, it could effect meaningful
preservation. . . . Kingsnorth's is a much-needed perspective in
the environmental movement, recovering or otherwise."--Star Tribune
(Minneapolis) "Versed in both art and science, he uses an engaging
prose style to link disparate topics, from cave paintings to the
space race, from the poetry of Charles Bukowski to the Norman
Conquest. . . . Although he writes about feeling despair, grief,
and loss in the face of climate change, Kingsnorth says he has not
given up hope--only what he perceives as false hope."--Sierra
Magazine
"This collection speaks not of defeatism or of mere retreat, but of
the particular kind of hope to be found in realism and in
responsibility to the place where you are right now."--Orion
Magazine "Lyrical, compelling and provocative."--National Catholic
Reporter "Kingsnorth writes with undeniable love: for the planet,
for locations and histories, and for people. . . . The overall
effect is necessarily grim, but often remarkably uplifting as well.
In a world on the brink of collapse, Kingsnorth offers humor,
compassion, humility and wisdom."--Shelf Awareness "Arresting and
bracing."--Small Farmer's Journal "A brilliant and sobering
collection recommended for anyone, liberal or conservative,
concerned about the runaway train of climate change."--Booklist "A
fervent plea to respond creatively and personally to environmental
destruction. . . . A hard-hitting collection that shows why we need
new stories to revise our perceptions of civilization, progress,
and nature."--Kirkus Reviews "Kingsnorth's essays are sobering and
thought provoking. Recommended for those worried about the planet
yet frustrated with the modern environmental movement."--Library
Journal "Kingsnorth is a talented, engaging writer. . . . Every
essay provides food for thought and given a chance, can rearrange
the way you view things. . . . It could even change the way you
decide to live."--The Ecologist (UK)
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