Anglický jazyk

Stuck Monkey

Vydavateľstvo: Head of Zeus Ltd.
Rok vydania: 2023
Formát: Paperback
Rozmer: 214 x 134 mm
Jazyk: Anglický jazyk
ISBN: 9781804545768

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O knihe

A mordant, undeluded book about the 'innocent' habits of consumers and how they
contribute vastly to climate change.
People hunting monkeys in the jungle once devised a simple trap that proved remarkably
effective. It was nothing more than a stout glass jar with a comparatively narrow neck,
into which they put a large juicy banana. Plunging its paw into the jar to grab the banana,
the creature found its ??st was now too bulky to ??t through the jar's neck; unless it let go
of the banana, it was stuck. The Monkey is of course us, and the way we are paralysed by
our inability to relinquish or even change our modern way of life and its consumer
goodies, despite the undeniable damage to the environment.
In Stuck Monkey, James Hamilton-Paterson uncovers the truth about our everyday
habits and their contribution to climate change. The subjects treated to his acerbic
analysis include gardening, sports, the growth of eco-tourism, the wellness industry, our
obsession with online shopping, mobile phones, military carbon, biofuels and electric
vehicles, as well as our pets and their hidden carbon pawprints. This is a powerful,
accessible book about how extremely dif??cult it will be to change the way we live if we
are to prevent environmental and human catastrophe.