Falter
Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?
by Bill McKibben
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Environment, Most Recommended Books, and Politics.
Thirty years ago Bill McKibben offered one of the earliest warnings about climate change. Now he broadens the warning: the entire human game, he suggests, has begun to play itself out.Bill McKibben's groundbreaking book The End of Nature issued in dozens of languages and long regarded as a classic was the first book to alert us to global warm...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Environment, Most Recommended Books, and Politics.
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Albert Gore
“.@BillMcKibben’s new book “Falter” is a mustread for those grappling with hope and despair on the climate crisis. He paints a vivid portrait of the complex issues facing us as a species and how we can move forward. I’m thankful to Bill for his leadership.”
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