About the Book
Knowledge is power. Get informed and choose action over
despair.
Everything
you need to know about the earth and the life it supports - right now. From the
challenges we face with global environmental, health, poverty, equality,
technological, political and justice issues to the pioneering places and people
making a difference to our future.
Includes
40 simple ways to support change!'While the hour is late, the future remains ours to make.
This hugely enjoyable book is a powerful introduction to the way things are and
the way things can be. Keep it by your bed.'
Tim Smit, co-founder The Eden
Project
'This book gives you all the information anyone could want
about the state of the world and how to save it. Michael Norton's gripping
read, filled with a wealth of facts, will arm you in any discussion, teenagers
and adult alike who want to make the case for rescuing the planet. This will
give you hope for what can still be done, if we all act now.'
Polly Toynbee,
GuardianAbout the Author: Michael Norton is a social entrepreneur who creates projects
that provide innovative approaches to solving problems in society and the
world. His smallest project - developing a self-help group for homeless people
- was founded with a £2,000 innovation grant from Crisis in 1995. This started
with a Wednesday afternoon club for homeless people to work together on
projects that were important to them. This led to the creation of Groundswell,
a national federation of homeless self-help groups. His largest project was the
creation of UnLtd, the UK foundation for social entrepreneurs, which was set up
with a £100 million legacy fund from the UK lottery, which makes awards to
individuals with ideas. He has created street children's banks and village
libraries in Asia, helped develop an international network of crisis helplines
for children in need, developed projects which promote financial literacy for
young people, mental wellbeing of adolescents, collecting and cooking surplus
food, environmental awareness and action, community engagement and philanthropy
for young people and much more. He is a professor at the China Global
Philanthropy Institute in Shenzhen, winner of the 2014 UK Charity Award for
lifetime achievement and was awarded an OBE in 1998 for services to the
voluntary sector. His books include
365 Ways to Change the World, offering small ideas every
day to encourage people to address many of the world's big issues,
The Everyday Activist and
Click2Change.
