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Cancel the Apocalypse: The New Path to Prosperity

by Andrew Simms
$11.90
Cancel the Apocalypse: The New Path to Prosperity
Cancel the Apocalypse: The New Path to Prosperity

Optimistic view on reimagining a sustainable future.

Feeling overwhelmed by the state of the world? "Cancel the Apocalypse" may shift your perspective. Andrew Simms artfully proposes that crises like climate change and economic instability could be catalysts for positive transformation. It's a book that doesn't just criticize the status quo but offers a hopeful vision for how we might reinvent it. If you're looking for a thought-provoking read that challenges despair with possibility, give this one a try.

  • Bread and Roses Award Nominee for Shortlist (2014)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Cancel the Apocalypse: The New Path to Prosperity

by Andrew Simms
$11.90
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ISBN: 9780349122922
Authors: Andrew Simms
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Date of Publication: 2014-06-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Politics, Economics
Related Topics: Social Science, Political Science, Finance
Goodreads rating: 3.91
(rated by 43 readers)

Description

A fascinating look at a world in which we have become obsessed with economic growth at the expense of quality of life, and what we can do to change. Ever get the feeling that things are falling apart? You're not alone. From bad banks to global warming, it can all look hopeless, but what if everything could turn out, well, even better than before? What if the only thing holding us back is a lack of imagination and a surplus of old orthodoxies? In fascinating and iconoclastic detail—on everything from the cash in your pocket to the food on your plate and the shape of our working lives—this book describes how the relentless race for economic growth is not always one worth winning, how excessive materialism has come at a terrible cost to our environment, and how it hasn't even made us any happier in the process. The author believes passionately in the human capacity for change and shows how the good life remains in our grasp. While global warming and financial meltdown might feel like modern-day horsemen of the apocalypse, this book shows how such end-of-the-world scenarios offer us the chance for a new beginning.
 

Optimistic view on reimagining a sustainable future.

Feeling overwhelmed by the state of the world? "Cancel the Apocalypse" may shift your perspective. Andrew Simms artfully proposes that crises like climate change and economic instability could be catalysts for positive transformation. It's a book that doesn't just criticize the status quo but offers a hopeful vision for how we might reinvent it. If you're looking for a thought-provoking read that challenges despair with possibility, give this one a try.

  • Bread and Roses Award Nominee for Shortlist (2014)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.