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WORLDCHANGING
A USER'S GUIDE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY |
| By: |
Alex Steffen |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£24.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0810930951 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780810930957 |
| Publisher: |
ABRAMS |
| Pub. date: |
1 November, 2006 |
| Pages: |
608 |
| Description: |
Why does buying locally produced food make sense? What steps can we take to influence our workplace toward sustainability? How do we volunteer and advocate more effectively? How can we travel, live, work and learn in world changing ways? This work addresses these and other questions. |
| Synopsis: |
This team of top-notch writers, brought together by founder Alex Steffen, includes Cameron Sinclair, founder of Architecture for Humanity, GeekCore founder Ethan Zuckerman and sustainable food expert Anna Lappe, among many others. Each chapter will offer practical answers to important questions, such as: Why does buying locally produced food make sense? What steps can we take to influence our workplace toward sustainability? How do we volunteer and advocate more effectively? How can we travel, live, work and learn in world changing ways? How, in short, can every human being help build a better future locally and globally? Illustrated with photographs and designed by Stefan Sagmeister, one of the most influential graphic designers working today, "Worldchanging" will prove that a life that is sustainably prosperous, just and democratic, dynamic and peaceful, is not just possible, it's here. |
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Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. map |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Harry N. Abrams, Inc. |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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