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Crossing
the Unknown Sea
by
David Whyte (Author)
From Library Journal
In the midst of all the arid, bullet point-ridden business books,
Whyte's stands out with its languid
I'll-get-to-the-point-when-I'm-damned-good-and-ready approach. A
poet, corporate trainer, and author of The Heart Aroused: Poetry and
the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate America, Whyte challenges
readers to remember their childhood interests and enthusiasms. He
claims that this is necessary in order to escape the deadening
influences of adult "musts" and "shoulds" and to recapture the
passion that one needs to do good work. Whyte discusses his own
career changes, from naturalist to nonprofit executive to
writer/presenter/coacher. Echoing Fortgang, his main point is the
popular "Do what you love and the money will follow," but he
personalizes it by telling his own story and by including snippets
of focused poetry (his own and others'), so that it's not as
hackneyed as it may sound. Because an excerpt appeared in the March
2001 issue of O: The Oprah Magazine, there's sure to be demand in
public libraries.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
--This
text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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The Eco Guide to
Careers
that Make a Difference
By Environmental Careers Organization
Book Description
Developed by The Environmental Careers
Organization (ECO, the creators of the popular
Complete Guide to Environmental Careers), this new
volume is unlike any careers book you've seen
before. Reaching far beyond job titles and resume
tips, The ECO Guide immerses you in the strategies
and tactics that leading edge professionals are
using to tackle pressing problems and create
innovative solutions.
To bring you definitive information from the real
world of environmental problem-solving, The ECO
Guide has engaged some of the nation's most
respected experts to explain the issues and describe
what's being done about them today. You'll explore:
Global climate change with Eileen Claussen, Pew
Center for Global Climate Change; Biodiversity loss
with Stuart Pimm, Nicholas School for the
Environment at Duke University; Green Business with
Stuart Hart, Kenan-Flager Business School at
University of North Carolina; Ecotourism with Martha
Honey, The International Ecotourism Society;
Environmental Justice with Robert Bullard,
Environmental Justice Center at Clark Atlanta
University; Alternative Energy with Seth Dunn,
Worldwatch Institute; Water Quality with Sandra
Postel, Global Water Policy Project; Green
Architecture with William McDonough, McDonough +
Partners; and twelve other critical issues.
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The Green Collar Economy
How One Solution Can Fix
Our Two Biggest Problems
by
Van Jones
From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. As the "ecological crisis nears the boiling point,"
human rights activist and environmental leader Jones (president of
the national organization Green For All) lays out a visionary,
meticulous and practical explanation of the two major challenges the
U.S. currently faces-massive socioeconomic inequality and imminent
ecological catastrophe-and how the current third wave of
environmentalism, the "investment" wave, can solve both. If industry
players want to take advantage of growing consumer demand for green
solutions, they'll have to follow principles of inclusiveness as
well as conservation and inventiveness to create "broad opportunity
and shared prosperity" for citizens at all levels of society. Rife
with statistics, facts and history lessons, Jones introduces a
"Green New Deal," a re-imagining of FDR's original New Deal that
makes the government "a partner" (as opposed to a "nanny" or
"bully") of the people, and sets about defining the principles of a
"smart, supportive, reliable" partnership. Jones examines success
stories from around the world (included close looks at Chicago and
Milwaukee), defines government priorities at national and local
levels and offers concrete solutions; one major positive step for
any "significant U.S. metropolis" is to "invest massively in
constructing buses, light rail cars, and mass-transit projects,"
creating good jobs while cutting greenhouse gases. With both caution
and hope, Jones concludes that "tens of thousands of heroes at every
level of human society" will be needed to carry off this third, and
perhaps ultimate, green initiative.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier
Inc. All rights reserved.
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Let Your Life Speak
Listening for the Voice of Vocation
by
Parker J. Palmer (Author)
From Publishers Weekly
A gifted academic who formerly combined a college teaching career
with community organizing, Palmer took a year's sabbatical to live
at the "intentional" Quaker community of Pendle Hill in
Pennsylvania. Instead of leaving at year's end, he became the
community's dean of studies and remained there for 10 years. Palmer
(The Courage to Teach) shares the lessons of his vocational and
spiritual journey, discussing his own burnout and intense depression
with exceptional candor and clarity. In essays that previously
appeared in spiritual or educational journals and have been reworked
to fit into this slim volume, he suggests that individuals are most
authentic when they follow their natural talents and limitations, as
his own story demonstrates. Since hearing one's "calling" requires
introspection and self-knowledge (as suggested by the eponymous
Quaker expression), Palmer encourages inner work such as
journal-writing, meditation and prayer. Recognizing that his
philosophy is at odds with popular, essentially American attitudes
about self-actualization and following one's dreams, Palmer calls
vocation "a gift, not a goal." He deftly illustrates his point with
examples from the lives of people he admires, such as Rosa Parks,
Annie Dillard and Vaclav Havel. A quiet but memorable addition to
the inspirational field, this book has the quality of a finely
worked homily. The writing displays a gentle wisdom and economy of
style that leaves the reader curious for more insight into the
author's Quaker philosophy. (Oct.)
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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