The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times
365The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times
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ISBN-13: | 9781432894283 |
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Publisher: | Gale, A Cengage Company |
Publication date: | 02/09/2022 |
Edition description: | Large Print |
Pages: | 365 |
Sales rank: | 593,916 |
Product dimensions: | 5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.18(d) |
About the Author
Dr. Jane Goodall DBE is an ethologist and environmentalist. From infancy she was fascinated by animal behavior, and in 1957 at 23 years old, she met the famous paleoanthropologist Dr. Louis Leakey while she was visiting a friend in Kenya. Impressed by her passion for animals, he offered her the chance to be the first person to study chimpanzees, our closest living relatives, in the wild. And so three years later Jane travelled from England to what is now Tanzania and, equipped with only a notebook, binoculars and determination to succeed, ventured into the then unknown world of wild chimpanzees.
Jane Goodall’s research at Gombe national park has given us an in-depth understanding of chimpanzee behavior. The research continues, but in 1986, realizing the threat to chimpanzees throughout Africa, Jane travelled to six study sites. She learned first-hand not only about the problems facing chimpanzees, but also about those facing so many Africans living in poverty. She realized that only by helping local communities find ways of making a living without destroying the environment could chimpanzees be saved. Since then Jane has travelled the world raising awareness and learning about the threats we all face today, especially climate change and loss of biodiversity. Author of many books for adults and children and featured in countless documentaries and articles, Jane has reached millions around the world with her lectures, podcasts and writings. She was appointed as a UN Messenger of Peace, is a Dame of the British Empire and has received countless honors from around the world.
Douglas Abrams:
Douglas Abrams is the New York Times bestselling co-author of The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the first book in the Global Icons Series. Douglas is also the founder and president of Idea Architects, a literary agency and media development company helping visionaries to create a wiser, healthier, and more just world. He lives in Santa Cruz, California.
Table of Contents
An Invitation to Hope 11
I What is Hope?
Whisky and Swahili Bean Sauce 21
Is Hope Real? 28
Have You Ever Lost Hope? 32
Can Science Explain Hope? 54
How Do We Have Hope in Trying Times? 60
II Jane's Four Reasons for Hope
Reason 1 The Amazing Human
Intellect 73
From Prehistoric Ape to Master of the World 77
Half Sinner, Half Saint 83
A New Universal Moral Code 90
The Wise? Ape 97
Reason 2 The Resilience of Nature 105
Eco-Grief 116
The Will to Live 126
Adapt or Perish 132
Nurturing Mother Nature 135
Rescued from the Brink 141
The Tapestry of Life 148
Our Need for Nature 160
Reason 3 The Power of Young People 169
Love in a Hopeless Place 179
"I Don't Want Your Hope" 190
Millions of Drops Make an Ocean 196
Nurturing the Future 201
Reason 4 The Indomitable
Human Spirit 213
When I Decide to Climb Everest 217
The Spirit That Never Surrenders 225
Nurturing the Indomitable Spirit in Children 237
How the Indomitable Human Spirit Helps Us Heal 240
We Need Each Other 246
III Becoming a Messenger of Hope
A Lifelong Journey 257
Challenges in Africa 283
From Shy Young Woman to Global Public Speaker 286
"Let's Just Say It Was a Mission" 290
Was It Coincidence? 296
Spiritual Evolution 302
Jane's Next Great Adventure 310
Conclusion: A Message of Hope from Jane 323
Acknowledgments 339
Further Reading 349