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The Bridge at the End of the World: Capitalism, the Environment, and Crossing from Crisis to Sustainability Audiobook (Unabridged)

By: James Gustave Speth
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Read By: David Zinn Publisher: Caravan Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 5.00 hours at 1.5x Speed 3.75 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: March 2010 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN:
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How serious are the threats to our environment? Here is one measure of the problem: if we continue to do exactly what we are doing, with no growth in the human population or the world economy, the world in the latter part of this century will be unfit to live in. Of course human activities are not holding at current levels - they are accelerating, dramatically - and so, too, is the pace of climate disruption, biotic impoverishment, and toxification.

In this book, Gus Speth, author of Red Sky at Morning and a widely respected environmentalist, begins with the observation that the environmental community has grown in strength and sophistication, but the environment has continued to decline, to the point that we are now at the edge of catastrophe.

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""And then there's the one about the Russian peasant whose neighbor had a cow while he did not. When God asked how he could help, the peasant replied, 'Kill the cow!' Numerous studies confirm that happiness levels depend inversely on one's neighbors' prosperity." -p. 133"

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  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " This was the second book we read for Montserrat. It was a little harder to get through than the first book we read because it was heavy with economic facts and stuff, but it was still interesting, and it made for good discussions in class this week. "

    — Hannah, 1/7/2014
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Ultimately a critique of capitalism and neverending growth. Highly recommend "

    — Clair, 12/21/2013
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    " Interesting insight into the current state of affairs in the U.S. with particular focus on the nexus between environmental issues and the other problems we face. Taking a class from the author last semester also helped make it a fun read! "

    — R, 11/25/2013
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    " Very good book I read for class. This is information that everyone needs to know and think about. "

    — Jon, 8/14/2013
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    " A reasonably good overview, but doesn't bring much new thought to the topic. I did find it useful as a pointer to other books I want to read though! "

    — Whitney, 6/20/2013
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    " i don't remember it being a bad read, but i also can't remember any especially brilliant solutions from it after a year. "

    — Adam, 4/24/2011
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    " Gus Speth is a compelling speaker, but as an author...not so much...The book was mainly an overview of the relevant literature. "

    — Cns, 3/27/2011
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    " A must-read for eco-warriors and anyone concerned about the survival of the planet. Only question: does it go far enough? "

    — Kris, 9/4/2010
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    " environmentalism as we know it has failed but ecological failure may be the greater threat to capitalism than social inequality (or at least equal) "

    — David, 4/1/2010