Hope Dies Last

A wide-ranging look at visionaries who are working on ways to lessen the worst effects of climate change….[an] impeccably written and thoroughly inspiring narrative * Kirkus STARRED REVIEW *Weisman’s detailed examination of their and others’ work shows that there are paths to solving the world’s largest problems. The reader will come away with a renewed belief that hope for the future need not be lost * Booklist *This is one of the most exciting books I’ve ever read, full of innovation. Hope Dies Last is a book of heroism, courage, and selfless love. Every story is a way forward. Alan Weisman has written the exact book we need to fight for our place on Earth * Louise Erdrich, author of THE MIGHTY RED *What a wonderful, exhilarating, life-affirming book! The people, creatures and ambitions Weisman introduces us to are ingenious, revelatory, and awe-inspiring… Reading this book made me not only glad to be alive, but proud to be human, and deeply grateful for the extraordinarily brilliant and generous souls inhabiting these pages * John Vaillant, award winning author of FIRE WEATHER *Consider this a non-fiction companion to Kim Stanley Robinson’s Ministry for the Future: Alan Weisman has traveled the world to find the people doing what they can to slow down the greatest tragedy in our history. You’ll be inspired–maybe even to become one of these people yourself * Bill McKibben, bestselling author *A deeply reported investigation into what it means to be alive on a rapidly-warming planet. Weisman travels the world to meet with scientists, scholars, activists, and religious leaders who understand that the fate of the world as we know it is at stake and who are driven to do something about it. What Weisman discovers is not just brilliant minds and heroic deeds, but a kind of desperate love for this miraculous planet we live on. Hope Dies Last is one of those rare books that makes you proud to be human * Jeff Goodell, author of the New York Times bestseller THE HEAT WILL KILL YOU FIRST *This profound narrative offers not just a clear-eyed look at our predicament, but a testament to the remarkable human capacity for hope even in extraordinarily challenging times * Neil Shubin, author of the bestseller YOUR INNER FISH *

Alan Weisman is an award-winning journalist and the author of several books, including the global bestseller The World Without Us, which has been translated into 34 international languages and was nominated for numerous awards. His writing has appeared in Harper’s, The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic Monthly, Vanity Fair, The Los Angeles Times Magazine and many other places. Alan has worked on all seven continents and reported from 58 countries, and lives in western Massachusetts.