{"product_id":"fixing-the-planet-an-overview-for-optimists-and-activists-paperback","title":"Fixing the Planet: An Overview for Optimists and Activists - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Norton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKnowledge is power. Get informed and choose action over\u003cbr\u003edespair.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEverything\u003cbr\u003eyou need to know about the earth and the life it supports - right now. From the\u003cbr\u003echallenges we face with global environmental, health, poverty, equality, \u003cbr\u003etechnological, political and justice issues to the pioneering places and people\u003cbr\u003emaking a difference to our future. \u003cb\u003eIncludes\u003cbr\u003e40 simple ways to support change!\u003c\/b\u003e'While the hour is late, the future remains ours to make.\u003cbr\u003eThis hugely enjoyable book is a powerful introduction to the way things are and\u003cbr\u003ethe way things can be. Keep it by your bed.' \u003cb\u003eTim Smit, co-founder The Eden\u003cbr\u003eProject\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'This book gives you all the information anyone could want\u003cbr\u003eabout the state of the world and how to save it. Michael Norton's gripping\u003cbr\u003eread, filled with a wealth of facts, will arm you in any discussion, teenagers\u003cbr\u003eand adult alike who want to make the case for rescuing the planet. This will\u003cbr\u003egive you hope for what can still be done, if we all act now.' \u003cb\u003ePolly Toynbee, \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Norton is a social entrepreneur who creates projects\u003cbr\u003ethat provide innovative approaches to solving problems in society and the\u003cbr\u003eworld. His smallest project - developing a self-help group for homeless people\u003cbr\u003e- was founded with a £2,000 innovation grant from Crisis in 1995. This started\u003cbr\u003ewith a Wednesday afternoon club for homeless people to work together on\u003cbr\u003eprojects that were important to them. This led to the creation of Groundswell, \u003cbr\u003ea national federation of homeless self-help groups. His largest project was the\u003cbr\u003ecreation of UnLtd, the UK foundation for social entrepreneurs, which was set up\u003cbr\u003ewith a £100 million legacy fund from the UK lottery, which makes awards to\u003cbr\u003eindividuals with ideas. He has created street children's banks and village\u003cbr\u003elibraries in Asia, helped develop an international network of crisis helplines\u003cbr\u003efor children in need, developed projects which promote financial literacy for\u003cbr\u003eyoung people, mental wellbeing of adolescents, collecting and cooking surplus\u003cbr\u003efood, environmental awareness and action, community engagement and philanthropy\u003cbr\u003efor young people and much more. He is a professor at the China Global\u003cbr\u003ePhilanthropy Institute in Shenzhen, winner of the 2014 UK Charity Award for\u003cbr\u003elifetime achievement and was awarded an OBE in 1998 for services to the\u003cbr\u003evoluntary sector. His books include \u003ci\u003e365 Ways to Change the World\u003c\/i\u003e, offering small ideas every\u003cbr\u003eday to encourage people to address many of the world's big issues, \u003ci\u003eThe Everyday Activist \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eClick2Change.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 06, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766244639008,"sku":"9781914613111","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/38dbe30775cac4e640951f1451090af3.webp?v=1780288081","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/fixing-the-planet-an-overview-for-optimists-and-activists-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}