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Planetwalker: 22 Years of Walking. 17 Years of Silence. Audiobook, by John Francis Play Audiobook Sample

Planetwalker: 22 Years of Walking. 17 Years of Silence. Audiobook

Planetwalker: 22 Years of Walking. 17 Years of Silence. Audiobook, by John Francis Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: JD Jackson Publisher: Dreamscape Media Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 8.33 hours at 1.5x Speed 6.25 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: March 2021 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781666547115

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

22

Longest Chapter Length:

46:57 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

08:44 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

34:11 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

1

Publisher Description

When the struggle to save oil-soaked birds and restore blackened beaches left him feeling frustrated and helpless, John Francis decided to take a more fundamental and personal stand: he stopped using all forms of motorized transportation. Soon after embarking on this quest that would span two decades and two continents, the young man took a vow of silence that endured for seventeen years. It began as a silent environmental protest, but as a young African-American man, walking across the country in the early 1970s, his idea of "the environment" expanded beyond concern about pollution and loss of habitat to include how we humans treat each other and how we can better communicate and work together to benefit the earth. Through his silence and walking, he learned to listen and, along the way, earned college and graduate degrees in science and environmental studies. The United Nations appointed him goodwill ambassador to the world's grassroots communities and the U.S. government recruited him to help address the Exxon Valdez disaster. Was he crazy? How did he live and earn all those degrees without talking? An amazing human-interest story with a vital message, Planetwalker is also a deeply personal and engaging coming-of-age odyssey.

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About John Francis

John Francis, PhD, is the founder and director of Planetwalk, a nonprofit environmental education organization. He travels around the world speaking on pilgrimage and change and on Planetlines, an environmental studies curriculum based on the walking pilgrimage, which he is developing for K-12 schools and universities.

About JD Jackson

JD Jackson is a theater professor, aspiring stage director, and award-winning audiobook narrator. He is a classically trained actor, and his television and film credits include roles on House, ER, Law & Order, Hack, Sherrybaby, Diary of a City Priest, and Lucky Number Slevin. He is the recipient of more than a dozen Earphones Awards for narration and an Odyssey Honor for G. Neri’s Ghetto Cowboy, and he was also named one of AudioFile magazine’s Best Voices of the Year for 2012 and 2013. An adjunct professor at Los Angeles Southwest College, he has an MFA in theater from Temple University.