Description: Jane Goodall and Douglas Abrams explore one of the most sought after and least understood elements of human nature: hope. Drawing on decades of work that has helped expand our understanding of what it means to be human and what we all need to do to help build a better world, the book touches on vital questions, including: How do we stay hopeful when everything seems hopeless? How do we cultivate hope in our children? What is the relationship between hope and action? While discussing the experiences that shaped her discoveries and beliefs, Jane tells the story of how she became a messenger of hope, from living through World War II to her years in Gombe to realizing she had to leave the forest to travel the world in her role as an advocate for environmental justice.
Brief description: Douglas Abrams is the New York Times bestselling co-author of The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the first book in the Global Icons Series. Douglas is also the founder and president of Idea Architects, a literary agency and media development company helping visionaries to create a wiser, healthier, and more just world. He lives in Santa Cruz, California.
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"I don't feel there could have been a more timely moment for this book to be coming into our lives... it's the book we've been waiting for. It's the book we've been hoping for."--Jay Shetty, On Purpose Purpose "Despite the many issues of our collective culture, The Book of Hope is a perfect example of how we can still dream and create a better world. It's an amazing book that takes you on an extraordinary journey, and once you read it, you too will experience the many profound reasons for hope."
--Deepak Chopra "...An informative road map of ideas for ways in which every person may help bring about positive change in the world."
--NPR Books Goodall's "infectious optimism and stirring call to action make this necessary reading for those concerned about the planet's future... [Her] rousing testament will resonate widely."
--Publisher's Weekly, starred review "Goodall's words and wisdom will resonate in your heart and soul, inspiring action, change, and, yes, hope."
--Business Insider "Goodall's eloquent reflections prove strikingly persuasive and often profoundly moving."
--Christian Science Monitor "Vibrant with wry humor, scientific fact, grassroots advances, compassion, and spiritual depth, this compelling and enlightening dialogue of hope amplifies Goodall's mantra: 'Together we can. Together we will.'"
--Booklist, starred review "Ultimately, this is less a self-help book than the personal testament of a traditional idealist with the belief that we are put on Earth for a purpose...An estimable researcher and activist tells stories and delivers uplifting advice."
--Kirkus Reviews "A lifetime of experience and wisdom combines with much-needed optimism in this guide to the climate crisis and what we can do about it."
--The Guardian "This 2021 book arranges conversations between Goodall and Douglas Abrams, who asks her the questions we would ask if we were lucky enough to have been sitting across from her. Hope, Goodall tells him, is "an aspect of our survival." If you are burned out on dystopias; if you need something bright and generous to focus on; if you need hope, plain and simple, you couldn't ask for a better guide."
--LA Times