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The Optimist's Telescope by Bina Venkataraman - Audio Book CD - Brand New!!
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Specifiche dell'oggetto
- Condizione
- ISBN
- 9781984888815
- Publication Year
- 2019
- Format
- Compact Disc
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Optimist's Telescope : Thinking Ahead in a Reckless Age
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
- Genre
- Technology & Engineering, Science, Business & Economics, History
- Topic
- Economic History, Inventions, Social History, General
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Named a Best Book of 2019 by NPR "How might we mitigate losses caused by shortsightedness? Bina Venkataraman, a former climate adviser to the Obama administration, brings a storyteller's eye to this question. . . . She is also deeply informed about the relevant science." -- The New York Times Book Review A trailblazing exploration of how we can plan better for the future: our own, our families', and our society's. Instant gratification is the norm today--in our lives, our culture, our economy, and our politics. Many of us have forgotten (if we ever learned) how to make smart decisions for the long run. Whether it comes to our finances, our health, our communities, or our planet, it's easy to avoid thinking ahead. The consequences of this immediacy are stark: Deadly outbreaks spread because leaders failed to act on early warning signs. Companies that fail to invest stagnate and fall behind. Hurricanes and wildfires turn deadly for communities that could have taken more precaution. Today more than ever, all of us need to know how we can make better long-term decisions in our lives, businesses, and society. Bina Venkataraman sees the way forward. A journalist and former adviser in the Obama White House, she helped communities and businesses prepare for climate change, and she learned firsthand why people don't think ahead -- and what can be done to change that. In The Optimist's Telescope , she draws from stories she has reported around the world and new research in biology, psychology, and economics to explain how we can make decisions that benefit us over time. With examples from ancient Pompeii to modern-day Fukushima, she dispels the myth that human nature is impossibly reckless and highlights the surprising practices each of us can adopt in our own lives -- and the ones we must fight for as a society. The result is a book brimming with the ideas and insights all of us need in order to forge a better future.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1984888811
ISBN-13
9781984888815
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5038514548
Product Key Features
Book Title
Optimist's Telescope : Thinking Ahead in a Reckless Age
Topic
Economic History, Inventions, Social History, General
Publication Year
2019
Language
English
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Science, Business & Economics, History
Format
Compact Disc
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9in.
Item Length
6in.
Item Width
5.1in.
Item Weight
7.5 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
"Most of us only see the future after it becomes the past. The Optimist's Telescope is here to change that. It's a rare read that's as fascinating as it is important. In it, Bina Venkataraman brings together powerful narrative, cutting-edge behavioral science, and the rich experience of a high-impact career." --Adam Grant, author of Originals "The unknown can always be scary. But in this wise, eye-opening, and hopeful book, Bina Venkataraman shows us the ways we can think more clearly and strategically about the future - in our communities, our families, and in our own lives." --Arianna Huffington "Bina Venkataraman illuminates how we can make better decisions for ourselves, our communities, and Earth itself. She introduces us to an array of colorful and unexpected characters, from ancient philosophers to tech entrepreneurs, all while distilling the science of foresight into practical advice we can all use. A timely and valuable book." --Anne-Marie Slaughter, author of Unfinished Business " The Optimist's Telescope is a noble and important book. Through stories of people who have made a difference and an acute awareness of how things can be made better, Bina Venkataraman shows how we can effect change and make the world a better place. She is the good parent this planet so desperately needs." --Errol Morris, Oscar-winning filmmaker and author of Believing Is Seeing "We live in an age marked by problems of enormous scope and complexity--climate change, income inequality, food security--and yet we are still relying on tools and solutions that have failed us repeatedly in the past. In The Optimist's Telescope , Bina Venkataraman marshals a wide-ranging collection of astounding and provocative examples of our myopia and offers insightful practices for short-circuiting our short-sightedness to address the huge challenges we face as citizens of Earth." --Joi Ito, Director of the MIT Media Lab "Chinese peasants once got paid by the piece to find dinosaur bones; soon they took to smashing the bones into tiny pieces to boost their income. This book is a sobering compendium of the many ways in which ill-conceived short-term incentives undermine valuable long-term goals. The stakes go way beyond busted fossils: think rising sea waters, treatment-resistant pathogens, collapsing infrastructure, disappearing topsoil . . . A grim list and grounds for pessimism unless, that is, it gets read in the context of this book, for Bina Venkataraman has assembled a remarkable repair kit, full of tested tools for harmonizing the lure of present reward with the foresight we need if we are to build a durable future." --Lewis Hyde " The Optimist's Telescope will help you think about the biggest decisions you face in your life and that humanity faces in this historical moment. Everyone should read this book." --Gary Knell, chairman of National Geographic Partners
Dewey Edition
23
Number of Volumes
8 Vols.
Dewey Decimal
153.83
Edition Description
Unabridged Edition
Number of Pages
288 Pages
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