The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for an Endangered Planet
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Summary
In a world that seems so troubled， how do we hold on to hope？
Looking at the headlines--a global pandemic， the worsening climate crisis， political upheaval--it can be hard to feel optimistic。 And yet hope has never been more desperately needed。
In this urgent book， Jane Goodall， the world's most famous living naturalist and Doug Abrams， internationally-bestselling author， explore--through intimate and thought-provoking dialogue--one of the most sought after and least understood elements of human nature: hope。 In The Book of Hope， Jane focuses on her “Four Reasons for Hope”: The Amazing Human Intellect， The Resilience of Nature， The Power of Young People， and The Indomitable Human Spirit。
Told through stories from a remarkable career and fascinating research， The Book of Hope touches on vital questions including: How do we stay hopeful when everything seems hopeless？ How do we cultivate hope in our children？ Filled with engaging dialogue and pictures from Jane’s storied career， The Book of Hope is a deeply personal conversation with one of the most beloved figures in today’s world。
And for the first time， Jane tells the story of how she became a messenger of hope: from living through World War II， to her years in Gombe， to realizing she had to leave the forest to travel the world in her role as an advocate for environmental justice。 She details the forces that shaped her hopeful worldview， her thoughts on her past， and her revelations about her next--and perhaps final--adventure。
There is still hope， and this book will help guide us to it。
Looking at the headlines--a global pandemic， the worsening climate crisis， political upheaval--it can be hard to feel optimistic。 And yet hope has never been more desperately needed。
In this urgent book， Jane Goodall， the world's most famous living naturalist and Doug Abrams， internationally-bestselling author， explore--through intimate and thought-provoking dialogue--one of the most sought after and least understood elements of human nature: hope。 In The Book of Hope， Jane focuses on her “Four Reasons for Hope”: The Amazing Human Intellect， The Resilience of Nature， The Power of Young People， and The Indomitable Human Spirit。
Told through stories from a remarkable career and fascinating research， The Book of Hope touches on vital questions including: How do we stay hopeful when everything seems hopeless？ How do we cultivate hope in our children？ Filled with engaging dialogue and pictures from Jane’s storied career， The Book of Hope is a deeply personal conversation with one of the most beloved figures in today’s world。
And for the first time， Jane tells the story of how she became a messenger of hope: from living through World War II， to her years in Gombe， to realizing she had to leave the forest to travel the world in her role as an advocate for environmental justice。 She details the forces that shaped her hopeful worldview， her thoughts on her past， and her revelations about her next--and perhaps final--adventure。
There is still hope， and this book will help guide us to it。
Reviews
Kelly Furniss
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I really enjoyed this book。 So many different examples of hope and how it is shown/ affects our actions。The survivor tree at the 9/11 memorial site was a part that touched me the most， through all that devastation it was nursed back to health & flourishes at the site as a reminder of resilience， survival & hope。 This was just one example of Janes hope for the natural world and humanity。A lovely book， filled with experience， stories & photographs of a passionate naturalist & conservationist， very I really enjoyed this book。 So many different examples of hope and how it is shown/ affects our actions。The survivor tree at the 9/11 memorial site was a part that touched me the most， through all that devastation it was nursed back to health & flourishes at the site as a reminder of resilience， survival & hope。 This was just one example of Janes hope for the natural world and humanity。A lovely book， filled with experience， stories & photographs of a passionate naturalist & conservationist， very touching & thought provoking。 。。。more
Deborah Arnold
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Wonderful book！ It is full of hope for our society and environment！
Kate
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I gave this book 4 stars for Jane Goodall's part in this book。 What a fascinating woman she is and there are so many things that she said that resonated with me and that I agree with。I agree with Jane Goodall that "when all's said and done， I do honestly believe that a far greater percentage of people are basically decent and kind。" Despite what you see in the news today I believe the human race is not inherently bad。 I believe we are inherently good and we have a spirit in us that wants us to d I gave this book 4 stars for Jane Goodall's part in this book。 What a fascinating woman she is and there are so many things that she said that resonated with me and that I agree with。I agree with Jane Goodall that "when all's said and done， I do honestly believe that a far greater percentage of people are basically decent and kind。" Despite what you see in the news today I believe the human race is not inherently bad。 I believe we are inherently good and we have a spirit in us that wants us to do good and to help others do good。 But there are people who do not have that spirit in them and they do bad things。 But should the entire human race be judged by a few？I also agree that everything on this earth from the plants， to the animals and to us humans are knit into a "kind of amazing tapestry of life， where each little stitch is held in place by those around it。" Everything created by God works together and is interwoven。 That when one part suffers it all suffers。I also agree with Jane Goodall that "we are not the only beings on the planet with personalities， minds， and feelings， that we are a part of， and not separate from， the amazing animal kingdom。" If you have a dog or cat at home that you love then you know this to be a true statement。I also love that Jane shows that science and nature prove God's existence。 How could it not？ I will never understand how someone believes we are just here out of chance。 That the ecosystem is such a delicate balance down to the tiniest being to the largest of the whales just by chance。 That it takes an entire field of doctors to study just one body part like the eye because it is so intricately created and that is just by chance。 Of course， it proves that we have an Intelligent Creator， God。And the way she describes heaven resonates so much with what I believe that heaven will return us to the Garden of Eden Adam & Eve state where we live in perfect harmony with the animals and nature。 It will be a heavenly world。How perfectly to the point she is when she says "When you die， there's either nothing， in which case， fine， or there's something。 If there's something， which I believe， what greater adventure can there be than finding out what it is？" If I were to give a rating to Douglas Abram's part in the book I would give it a rating of 2。 Compared to Jane Goodall he was cynical and annoying。 Plus his interjection about politics wasn't necessary。 I felt he does what so many people do today and segregate people based on politics。 That is saying to me， if you voted for Donald Trump you can't care for the environment。。。 or saying if you voted for Biden you of course care for the environment and that is not a fair assumption。What has Joe Biden really done for the climate？ He stopped our ability to produce our own oil which means where we could have control of the environmental impact it has and do it in the best way possible， now we are having to buy it from other countries who could care very little about the climate。 What difference does that make in the environment？ Whether we produce it or another country does。And this push toward electric vehicles does not make sense to me if you are concerned with the environment。 You are trading gas for batteries。 How are we going to expose the billions of batteries？ And Biden says all of that as he drives away in his SUV。 He doesn't even use an electric car。 We simply do not have the infrastructure to support everyone using electric cars。 。。。more
Lara2758
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A lot of conversations， not enough logical arguments。 But still interesting ideas about living in harmony with nature。
Kiersten
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Jane seems incredibly interesting。 This book was not。
Camelia Rose
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To hope is to take action。Hope is a survival trait。 Optimism can quickly turn to pessimism when the circumstances change。 Hope is a much deeper source of strength， practically unshakable。With human intellect （brain） and compassion （heart）， we can work together to save ourselves and the biodiversity from the climate catastrophe。 To hope is to learn from the resilience of nature。To hope is to listen to the young people， to encourage and help them to build a better future。Hope is simply a must-have To hope is to take action。Hope is a survival trait。 Optimism can quickly turn to pessimism when the circumstances change。 Hope is a much deeper source of strength， practically unshakable。With human intellect （brain） and compassion （heart）， we can work together to save ourselves and the biodiversity from the climate catastrophe。 To hope is to learn from the resilience of nature。To hope is to listen to the young people， to encourage and help them to build a better future。Hope is simply a must-have。The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times is partially a memoir of Jane Goodall， but also conversations about hope。 Today the human race is facing an enormous challenge of fighting against man-made climate catastrophe and biodiversity loss。 This is a very necessary and inspirational book。I am cynical about human nature。 I tell myself that’s because I am rational。 Yet， I am captivated by the calm courage exhibited by Jane Goodall。 Even a hardcore agnostic person like me understands why a natualist and scientist like Jane Goodall seeks spirituality。 Not everyone needs a creator， but we all need meaning to live a good life。 。。。more
Wendy
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I listened to this book because I wanted to hear Goodall’s voice。 She tells stories during long conversations about incidents in her life that give her hope， including the formation of Roots And Shoots chapters worldwide。 Roots and Shoots gives young people agency in the struggle for our ecological future。This did not resonate with me despite my admiration for Ms。 Goodall。 What gives me hope is that I can be content in my small town， in my homestead/yard， not using my car for days on end。
Molly
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This book provided much-needed optimism to the climate crisis and what we can do about it。
Molly PW
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Jane is an inspirational person with great stories and clearly a courageous optimist perspective on life and the environmental state。 Doug detracted a lot and added next to none for me unfortunately。 Maybe also a format issue… but really he was just summarizing what she said at the end of everything she said。 Or attempting to play devils advocate with basically no ground to stand on， seemingly no prior research， just general “but what if…” or “well I heard…” it was uncomfortable。 All in all I di Jane is an inspirational person with great stories and clearly a courageous optimist perspective on life and the environmental state。 Doug detracted a lot and added next to none for me unfortunately。 Maybe also a format issue… but really he was just summarizing what she said at the end of everything she said。 Or attempting to play devils advocate with basically no ground to stand on， seemingly no prior research， just general “but what if…” or “well I heard…” it was uncomfortable。 All in all I didn’t finish it I was about 3/4th through when I found something better to read。 I’ll watch out for other things by Jane though and give her another shot。 She’s a radical woman。 Roots and shoots changed the world。 。。。more
Maede
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امتیاز اصلی: ۴/۵امید برای خیلی از ما واژهای شده که از دایره لغاتمون خارج شده。 هر سال که سر کلاسهای زبان از شاگردهام در مورد آینده و امید و آرزوهاشون میپرسم، جوابهای خالیتر و نگاههای سردتری تحویل میگیرم。 اگر زندگی در جهانی که توسط پندمیک، جنگ، تغییرات اقلیمی، و نابودی محیطزیست سیاه شده کافی نیست، ما در کشوری زندگی میکنیم که بردهی ظلم، فساد و تحجر شده。 پیدا کردن امید در این بحبوحه کار آسانی نیستبرای همین بود که تیتر این کتاب حسابی چشمم رو گرفت。 «کتاب امید»。 البته دیدن این تیتر کنار عکس ج امتیاز اصلی: ۴/۵امید برای خیلی از ما واژهای شده که از دایره لغاتمون خارج شده。 هر سال که سر کلاسهای زبان از شاگردهام در مورد آینده و امید و آرزوهاشون میپرسم، جوابهای خالیتر و نگاههای سردتری تحویل میگیرم。 اگر زندگی در جهانی که توسط پندمیک، جنگ، تغییرات اقلیمی، و نابودی محیطزیست سیاه شده کافی نیست، ما در کشوری زندگی میکنیم که بردهی ظلم، فساد و تحجر شده。 پیدا کردن امید در این بحبوحه کار آسانی نیستبرای همین بود که تیتر این کتاب حسابی چشمم رو گرفت。 «کتاب امید»。 البته دیدن این تیتر کنار عکس جین گودال بود که تاثیر عمیقتری گذاشت。 گودال از کلیدیترین فعالان محیطزیست جهان و حامی اصلی شامپانزههاست。 زنی که تمام عمرش رو صرف تغییر و آگاهیبخشی کرده。 با خودم فکر کردم که چطور ناامید نشده؟ چطور ادامه میده؟ به چه امیدی؟ یعنی فکر میکنه که روزنهی نوری برای آیندهی بشریت وجود داره؟خواندن این کتاب همزمان با یکی از سختترین ماههای زندگیم شد。 ماهی که انقدر اتفاق بد افتاد که روان من زیرش بالاخره خم شد。 اما از بین کلمات جین گودال و خردی که اندوختهی سالها زندگی پربارشه، آرامش پیدا میکردم。 همینطور که آروم آروم با مثالهای زیاد چهار دلیل اصلیش برای امید به آیندهی زمین و انسانها رو شرح میداد و از زندگی خارقالعادهش میگفت، من بارقههایی از نور امید رو میدیدمنمیخوام بگم که این کتاب من رو امیدوار کرد یا دلیل عجیب و غریبی برای امید به آینده داشت。 ولی صحبت در مورد موضوع امید و اهمیتش بهم کمک کرد بیشتر فکر کنم。 از اون زیباتر البته جهانبینی جین گودال بود。 متوجه شدم که مدتیه کتابهایی رو میخونم که همه از یک دریچه به دنیا نگاه میکنند و زوایای دیگه رو فراموش کرده بودم。 نگاهش به مسئلهی spirituality برام جالبترین بخش این کتاب بودکتاب رو با صدای شیرین خودش و مصاحبه کننده گوش دادم که باعث شد برام مثل یک پادکست طولانی بشهM's Books :کتاب و صوتیش۱۴۰۱/۶/۲۵ 。。。more
Kathryn Rasch
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My low vision requires me to listen to my books。 In this case it was a mixed blessing。 I was able to hear Jane speaking her part of the text but saw none of the illustrations。
Kathy Goodwin
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Lovely anecdotes of hope and amazing stories about her life
Jillian P
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Very lovely。 I enjoyed the story-telling format of an interview。 Jane's kindness and passion， as always， can really be felt in your heart。 Very lovely。 I enjoyed the story-telling format of an interview。 Jane's kindness and passion， as always， can really be felt in your heart。 。。。more
Vicente Segarra
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5/5 for the hope message， for Jane Goodall's call for action， for her life dedicated to preserve nature and it's inhabitants and for sure 10/10 for her passion and effort to educate future generations。I enjoyed very much reading it and finished it pretty quickly， but the book itself could definitely be better， that's why I keep the rating at 3。5/5。 I would still recommend it， but honestly I would prefer if it would be written by Jane herself， with more in-depth stories from her life and experien 5/5 for the hope message， for Jane Goodall's call for action， for her life dedicated to preserve nature and it's inhabitants and for sure 10/10 for her passion and effort to educate future generations。I enjoyed very much reading it and finished it pretty quickly， but the book itself could definitely be better， that's why I keep the rating at 3。5/5。 I would still recommend it， but honestly I would prefer if it would be written by Jane herself， with more in-depth stories from her life and experiences in Gambia。 I will definitely take a look at her previous books and publications， so in that sense， the book was a great introduction to Jane's background， story and initiative to make the world a better place。 。。。more
Corina Murafa
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I had admired John Goodall for years without really knowing in detail the work she did or the personality she has。 But she’s bigger than life， I was completely impressed by the glimpse I got into her thinking from the lengthy interview process she went through with Douglas Abrams。 An idealist and a pragmatist at the same time， with a hugely deep understanding for human spirituality， she’s nothing more than the epitome of wisdom。 Her activism is deeply moving and also the way she convinces hersel I had admired John Goodall for years without really knowing in detail the work she did or the personality she has。 But she’s bigger than life， I was completely impressed by the glimpse I got into her thinking from the lengthy interview process she went through with Douglas Abrams。 An idealist and a pragmatist at the same time， with a hugely deep understanding for human spirituality， she’s nothing more than the epitome of wisdom。 Her activism is deeply moving and also the way she convinces herself - and others - that we must not give up， persevere instead in climate action and the protection of all life。 She takes her inspiration from survivors， fighters， heroes from all walks of life， so no wonder she deeply believes in what she calls the indomitable character of human spirit。 A beautiful reading！ 。。。more
J Schroder
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So inspiring and calming。 I highly recommend the audio version。 Jane herself is interviewed and it is ，as promised， a hopeful read！
Jostalady
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I came into this book already loving Jane Goodall。 After looking at the paper copy， I decided to do the audiobook to hear her own voice。 I am glad I did！ The format is a conversation， which lent itself well to this format。 I am happy to hear about her work with young people。 It mirrors what I have been doing with the Eco-School Network， empowering young people to make a difference。 I do see hope in that。 What a privilege to be a fly on the wall for this meaningful， heartfelt conversation！
Grace
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"Tarzan married the wrong Jane" Goodall is quickly climbing the ranks of my list of personal heroes。 "Tarzan married the wrong Jane" Goodall is quickly climbing the ranks of my list of personal heroes。 。。。more
Chantay
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This deserves more than 5 stars。 I loved this book so， so much。 It definitely does not shy away from how horrible people can be， and how awful things can get。 But， this book is indeed named appropriately。 The book of Hope。 It shows how people can， and do rise above。 How average， everyday people can be altruistic， and become heroes。 Even if they know they may never get recognized for it。 There are so many people that do the right thing， because it's right， not because it's easy。 I seriously neede This deserves more than 5 stars。 I loved this book so， so much。 It definitely does not shy away from how horrible people can be， and how awful things can get。 But， this book is indeed named appropriately。 The book of Hope。 It shows how people can， and do rise above。 How average， everyday people can be altruistic， and become heroes。 Even if they know they may never get recognized for it。 There are so many people that do the right thing， because it's right， not because it's easy。 I seriously needed a book like this。 I feel revitalized。 （Maybe spoilery） she also goes into why she loves LOTR so much， my nerdy self was delighted。 Read it or listen to it！ Do it😊 。。。more
Katelynn
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Felt more like a podcast， so I was happy I happened to listen to this book rather than read it as the audio book is read as a conversation with both Jane Goodall and Doug Abrams reading their parts。 However I really wouldn't say that Jane Goodall wrote this book。 This is basically an interview by Doug Abrams with Jane Goodall。 This was still a pleasant and uplifting book to listen to but I was hoping for more insight from Jane Goodall。 Felt more like a podcast， so I was happy I happened to listen to this book rather than read it as the audio book is read as a conversation with both Jane Goodall and Doug Abrams reading their parts。 However I really wouldn't say that Jane Goodall wrote this book。 This is basically an interview by Doug Abrams with Jane Goodall。 This was still a pleasant and uplifting book to listen to but I was hoping for more insight from Jane Goodall。 。。。more
Maggie
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I needed this book。I had lost hope。 When I was a child， I would imagine scenarios where it would be up to me to save the world/humanity。 In recent years， I decided that I wouldn't even cross the street to save humanity; that we （humanity） are a cancer， and the earth is better off without us。 After listening to JG （the audio version is a series of interviews with her） I have reconsidered; I may cross the street after all。 :） I needed this book。I had lost hope。 When I was a child， I would imagine scenarios where it would be up to me to save the world/humanity。 In recent years， I decided that I wouldn't even cross the street to save humanity; that we （humanity） are a cancer， and the earth is better off without us。 After listening to JG （the audio version is a series of interviews with her） I have reconsidered; I may cross the street after all。 :） 。。。more
Antje
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The only reason I picked this up was because it is a selection for one of my book clubs。 In our current social， political， economic， and ecological turmoils， I wasn’t up to hearing about drivels about how we must not lose hope， etc。 I was pleasantly surprised （first Jane Goodall read for me）。 Her wisdom， experience， ability to tell stories， and her life-long passion for the natural world kept me coming back。 I gleaned some profound insights on how to look at the world and possibilities of how to The only reason I picked this up was because it is a selection for one of my book clubs。 In our current social， political， economic， and ecological turmoils， I wasn’t up to hearing about drivels about how we must not lose hope， etc。 I was pleasantly surprised （first Jane Goodall read for me）。 Her wisdom， experience， ability to tell stories， and her life-long passion for the natural world kept me coming back。 I gleaned some profound insights on how to look at the world and possibilities of how to see myself in this world。 The conversational writing style was refreshing and made it an easy read。 Initially， I wanted to take off one star for the book seeming longer than it needed it to be， but in the end， the content and message outweighed the slight annoyance at the length。 。。。more
Karen Atwood
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I listened to the book read by the authors which made for an interesting listen。 It felt somewhat like a podcast。 What an incredible life Jane Goodall is having。 I’m in awe of her passion and dedication。 It also creates a sense of urgency regarding climate change that frankly has me somewhat less hopeful about our worlds ability to solve。
Himali
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Loveeee ❤️
Andrea
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Brilliant book， just like The Book of Joy。
Ruth
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So inspiring and encouraging！ Jane Goodall is absolutely incredible。
Carla
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I loved how the co-author Doug describes Jane as an old soul with a soothing voice， because I definitely agree。 I enjoyed this book， though didn't necessarily find original take-aways。 Her experiences and examples to highlight some of the issues facing humanity were fascinating as a naturalist and she shared many examples I had never before heard。 Some of my fav bits:Doug asked her about an incident and she replied "Well， if I'm going to tell it， I'm going to tell the whole story because it was I loved how the co-author Doug describes Jane as an old soul with a soothing voice， because I definitely agree。 I enjoyed this book， though didn't necessarily find original take-aways。 Her experiences and examples to highlight some of the issues facing humanity were fascinating as a naturalist and she shared many examples I had never before heard。 Some of my fav bits:Doug asked her about an incident and she replied "Well， if I'm going to tell it， I'm going to tell the whole story because it was dramatic。"There's 4 great challenges to solve as humanity， 1。 poverty 2。 reduce the wealthy unsustainable lifestyles （this was particularly striking to me。 It's easy to point fingers at cough *jeff bezos* cough， but how am I contributing to the consumption issues as a relatively wealthy human being） 3。 stop corruption in governments and corporations 4。 address problems caused by growing human population and our livestock （I often think of our unsustainable eating habits， but what other issues am I contributing to as well。。。 poor water usage？ excess space？ large vehicle？ etc）Doug's dad suffered a traumatic injury that lead to major health concerns and when sorrow was expressed as his challenge he replied "it's just part of MY curriculum。" I loved this take on the challenges in life and how they can help us learn things specific to us and our purpose。 This book focuses heavily on climate change and loss of biodiversity and she expresses the sentiment that nobody can do everything but everyone can do something。 I sometimes get caught up in wishing to solve problems， but feel like I am a sideline spectator just hoping the brilliant scientists around the world give us the solutions。 I am eager and ready to make changes。。。 but this definitely made me wonder "What am I doing？ What can I do？ What are you doing？' 。。。more
Jeff Kressmann
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Jane Goodall， a towering human being displaying intelligence， wisdom， compassion， strength， courage， and more， provides in this book a remarkably clear diagnosis of the grave peril the human race is currently in。 It is remarkably similar to the case laid out in David Attenborough’s A Life on Our Planet: that mankind is currently destroying the natural world at an astonishing rate， and that unless we act swiftly and strongly to arrest this trend， we will destroy ourselves。 Goodall， like Attenboro Jane Goodall， a towering human being displaying intelligence， wisdom， compassion， strength， courage， and more， provides in this book a remarkably clear diagnosis of the grave peril the human race is currently in。 It is remarkably similar to the case laid out in David Attenborough’s A Life on Our Planet: that mankind is currently destroying the natural world at an astonishing rate， and that unless we act swiftly and strongly to arrest this trend， we will destroy ourselves。 Goodall， like Attenborough， presents a case for hope that we can do it。 Let’s hope they are right。 。。。more
Melissa
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I really needed a reason or reasons to believe in the impossible。 Jane Goodall is a wonderful human and what I take away is hope。 Powerful book about her life experiences and how changes have happened even though it feels like it hasn’t。 A lot of stories are downright feel good and how can you not shed good tears。 Tears of joy！ Sounds so cheesy…。。I know it， but I think we all need to know that even one person can make some kind of difference。 Love this！！！
Jana
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