The Joyful Environmentalist

How to Practise Without Preaching

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The Joyful Environmentalist

By: Isabel Losada

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''This is the joy we need in our lives'' (George Monbiot)

''This book, practical and realistic as well as visionary, will keep that positive message before the reader's eyes. Joy is after all one of the best motivations we can have for change.'' (Dr. Rowan Williams)

Finally! A book about saving our planet that is fast, funny, and inspiring, too. Written in short chapters for busy people, Isabel doesn't bother with an examination of the problem but gets right on with the solutions. Her aim: to look for every single way we can take care of the planet; how we live and work, travel, shop, eat, drink, dress, vote, play, volunteer, bank, everything. And to do this wholeheartedly, energetically, and joyfully.

Beginning with losing her cool in a restaurant that will only provide plastic cutlery, Isabel journeys through native tree planting in the Highlands of Scotland, playing Samba drums with Extinction Rebellion, interviewing in person the people that supply her energy and food through every solution she can find until both narrator and listener are fully equipped to be part of the pollution solution.

''She gave my spirit a lift and my feet somewhere to stand.'' (Sir Mark Rylance)

Isabel LosadaIsabel LosadaWatkins Publishing

Environment

Science

Funny

Thought-Provoking

Solar System

Pollution

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I love a good audio book and this one ticks all of the boxes - wittily and warmly read by the engaging and inspiring author, broken into bite sized chunks for the busy listener, and - perhaps most importantly - genuinely informative and engaging on a critically important topic. The book is a delightful mix of the author’s own experiences and experiments in this field as well as really practical information and ideas that everyone from those just dipping their toes into environmentalism and seasoned pros can learn from. It’s an ideal listen whether (like me) you want something really engaging for when you’re out and about running or whether you’re planning to snuggle up on the couch with it. Isabel’s narration is so clear and flowing and characterful - you feel like you’re being treated to a personal reading, and I found that all the more motivating to try some of the things she suggests. As with all books in this field, not everything resonated with me at this point in time but it would have been a shame if it had - I wanted something I could learn from and be challenged by and I got that as well as a ‘headphone companion’ who brought a put a spring in my step every time I headed out the door with her.