{"product_id":"deep-economy-the-wealth-of-communities-and-the-durable-future-paperback","title":"Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBill McKibben\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe End of Nature\u003c\/i\u003e issues an impassioned call to arms for an economy that creates community and ennobles our lives\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this powerful and provocative manifesto, Bill McKibben offers the biggest challenge in a generation to the prevailing view of our economy. For the first time in human history, he observes, more is no longer synonymous with better--indeed, for many of us, they have become almost opposites. McKibben puts forward a new way to think about the things we buy, the food we eat, the energy we use, and the money that pays for it all. Our purchases, he says, need not be at odds with the things we truly value. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMcKibben's animating idea is that we need to move beyond growth as the paramount economic ideal and pursue prosperity in a more local direction, with cities, suburbs, and regions producing more of their own food, generating more of their own energy, and even creating more of their own culture and entertainment. He shows this concept blossoming around the world with striking results, from the burgeoning economies of India and China to the more mature societies of Europe and New England. For those who worry about environmental threats, he offers a route out of the worst of those problems; for those who wonder if there isn't something more to life than buying, he provides the insight to think about one's life as an individual and as a member of a larger community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMcKibben offers a realistic, if challenging, scenario for a hopeful future.\u003ci\u003e Deep Economy\u003c\/i\u003e makes the compelling case that the more we nurture the essential humanity of our economy, the more we will recapture our own.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill McKibben\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of a many books, including \u003ci\u003eThe End of Nature\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEnough: Staying Human in an Engineered Age\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDeep Economy\u003c\/i\u003e. A former staff writer for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, he writes regularly for \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. He is a scholar in residence at Middlebury College and lives in Vermont with his wife, the writer Sue Halpern, and their daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 04, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52305731354898,"sku":"9780805087222","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/2211\/5346\/files\/Qk9wb3NIRDM1VGVWZyt4aEhtL0krUT09.webp?v=1779980173","url":"https:\/\/ckbookstore.net\/products\/deep-economy-the-wealth-of-communities-and-the-durable-future-paperback","provider":"CK BOOKSTORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}