{"product_id":"i-want-a-better-catastrophe-navigating-the-climate-crisis-with-grief-hope-and-gallows-humor","title":"I Want a Better Catastrophe: Navigating the Climate Crisis with Grief, Hope, and Gallows Humor","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eI Want a Better Catastrophe: Navigating the Climate Crisis with Grief, Hope, and Gallows Humor\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eAndrew Boyd\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780865719835\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eNew Society Publishers\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2023\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eNew from the publisher\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn existential manual for tragic optimists, can-do pessimists, and compassionate doomers \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWITH GLOBAL WARMING projected to rocket past the 1.5°C 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe searches out eight leading climate thinkers -- from collapse-psychologist Jamey Hecht to grassroots strategist adrienne maree brown, eco-philosopher Joanna 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 \u003cp\u003eWith gallows humor and a broken heart, Boyd steers readers through their climate angst as he walks his own. From storm-battered coastlines to pipeline blockades and \"hopelessness workshops,\" 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?\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe finds answers that will surprise, inspire, and maybe even make you laugh in this insightful and irreverent guide for achieving a \"better catastrophe.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAWARDS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBRONZE 2023 Living Now Book Awards: Social Activism \/ Charity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"New Society Publishers","offers":[{"title":"I Want a Better Catastrophe: Navigating the Climate Crisis with Grief, Hope, and Gallows Humor | Andrew Boyd | Paperback | 9780865719835 | New | Science \u0026 Math 1547572","offer_id":48757677064344,"sku":"1547572","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/914mIxhmIDL.jpg?v=1774238674","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/i-want-a-better-catastrophe-navigating-the-climate-crisis-with-grief-hope-and-gallows-humor","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}