{"product_id":"9780865719835","title":"I Want a Better Catastrophe : Navigating the Climate Crisis with Grief, Hope, and Gallows Humor by Andrew Boyd","description":"An existential manual for tragic optimists, can-do pessimists, and compassionate doomers WITH GLOBAL WARMING projected to rocket past the 1.5?C limit, lifelong activist Andrew Boyd is thrown into a crisis of hope, and off on a quest to learn how to live with the \"impossible news\" of our climate doom.   He searches out eight leading climate thinkers - from collapse-psychologist Jamey Hecht to grassroots strategist adrienne maree brown, eco-philosopher Joanna Macy, and Indigenous botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer - asking them: \"Is it really the end of the world? and if so, now what?\"With gallows humor and a broken heart, Boyd steers readers through their climate angst as he walks his own. From storm-battered coastlines to pipeline blockades and \"hopelessness workshops,\" he maps out our existential options, and tackles some familiar dilemmas: \"Should I bring kids into such a world?\" \"Can I lose hope when others can't afford to?\" and \"Why the fuck am I recycling?\"He finds answers that will surprise, inspire, and maybe even make you laugh in this insightful and irreverent guide for achieving a \"better catastrophe.\"AWARDSBRONZE | 2023 Living Now Book Awards: Social Activism \/ Charity\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56295113032053,"sku":"9780865719835","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780865719835.jpg?v=1762767286","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780865719835","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}