{"product_id":"angels-by-the-river","title":"Angels by the River","description":"\u003cp\u003eAngels by the River follows James Gustave Speth''s unlikely path-from a Southern boyhood to his career as an influential mainstream environmentalist to his current system-changing activism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn and raised in a town where both the best and worst of the South shone through, Speth explores how the civil rights movement and the South''s agrarian roots influenced his professional life-from creating, and upholding, the nation''s toughest environmental laws to overseeing global aid programs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than merely reflect on these accomplishments, Speth uses the past to make the case that a new environmentalism is needed to confront today''s challenges. The advancing climate crisis cannot be addressed, he warns, if we remain fixated on endless growth and consumption, increasing the incomes of a few, neglecting needs of the many, and helping abroad only modestly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn American tale, in all its complexity, Speth''s memoir is an inspiration for readers seeking ways to make a difference in an increasingly complex world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57492186038645,"sku":"9781952248894","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781952248894.jpg?v=1786529011","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/angels-by-the-river","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}