The Book of Hope
by Jane Goodall and Douglas Abrams
Conversations with Goodall in her late eighties on her four reasons for hope: the human intellect, the resilience of nature, the power of young people and the indomitable human spirit. It is honest about the state of the world and insists that hope is action, not optimism. Warm and steadying.
Read it if…
you are discouraged by the news and need a reason to keep working.
Skip it if…
you want policy; it is personal and philosophical.
Three things you will actually use
- Hope is a survival trait that requires action.
- Do what you can where you are.
- Young people and nature recover faster than we expect.
Do this first
Take one small action for something you care about today; hope follows action.
Our verdict
Warm and steadying.
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