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You Are Here: Exposing the Vital Link Between What We Do and What That Does to Our Planet Audiobook
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“A passionate and heartfelt call to care.”
—Bruce Feiler, New York Times bestselling author of Walking the Bible and America’s Prophet
In You Are Here, Thomas Kostigen, the New York Times bestselling co-author of The Green Book, takes us to the most extreme environmental areas on the planet to show how what we do from the comfort of our own home affects people, places, and things everywhere. A timely, much-needed alarm that recalls Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth combined with a compelling travel narrative reminiscent of Anthony Bourdain with straight ahead Anderson Cooper-like reporting, You Are Here is “an intriguing and insightful account that deserves to be read by everyone” (Mark Plotkin, Time Magazine Hero for the Planet).
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"This book was very eye-opening. It was educational, but in a conversational tone and was not at all preachy. I actually enjoyed Thomas Kostigen's dialogue, while learning facts and statistics. The stories of his travels were inspiring and thought-provoking. I recommend this book to everyone. "
— Heather (5 out of 5 stars)
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“Kostigen is an intrepid activist. You Are Here takes us to the hidden front lines of the war over natural resources and reveals how each of us can improve our planet without leaving home. A passionate and heartfelt call to care.”
— Bruce Feiler, author of Walking the Bible -
“Kostigen takes readers on a whirlwind worldwide tour to expose the havoc being wreaked on the earth.”
— Condé Nast Traveler -
“Certainly we need crash courses like this one, from knowledgeable authors who educate instead of preach. A Paul Theroux type with an environmental agenda, Kostigen doesn’t tell us to save the world; he shows us the price already being paid for our failure to do so.”
— Booklist -
“An intriguing and insightful account that deserves to be read by everyone affected by these issues, which is…everyone!”
— Mark Plotkin, founder of the Amazon Conservation Team and Time magazine’s “Hero for the Planet” -
“Kostigen’s quest for global perspective sees him scale every vantage point short of the moon and the results are jaw-dropping. Borneo, Alaska, Israel, China, India, and the Amazon—You Are Here has it all. This is a book of global significance.”
— Bradley Trevor Greive, author of The Blue Day Book -
“Thomas Kostigen pulls no punches in this gut-wrenching book.”
— Maude Barlow, cofounder of the Blue Planet Project
You Are Here Listener Reviews
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" This is a very good book. It tells how what we do effects what happens to other people all over the world. Well written. "
— Sally, 1/2/2014 -
" Somewhat disheartening yet insightful and exceedingly important theme. It's intent is to wake people up to what we are doing to our home. "
— Tim, 7/5/2013 -
" A book we should all read to learn more about the planet and our role in keeping it healthy "
— Sherry, 6/11/2013 -
" This was an interesting book. The information presented in it brings nothing new to someone already familiar with environmental issues but the way the author wrote about them still made a great impact. "
— Alexandru, 4/2/2013 -
" This was very interesting and will make you think about were your trash will end up. "
— Sheree, 1/16/2013 -
" I just think everyone should be required to read this book! All of the exact facts and numbers can make it seem a little like a textbook, but the knowledge gained here may prove to be much more useful than most of what welearned in school. "
— Niki, 12/13/2012 -
" Good attempt at bringing to light the effects of our oftentimes wasteful energy usage on humanity. Some eye-opening numbers, but not the best read on the environment. "
— Christopher, 7/21/2012 -
" Quick read... full of interesting facts. A typo in it annoyed me, but it was pretty good. "
— Steph, 5/1/2012 -
" Somewhat dated, over-simplified, and poor at explaining consequences in true human scale. "
— Matthew, 2/13/2012 -
" Makes you really think about the effects of our capitalistic society and gives you ideas on how you can change your habits. "
— Jan, 10/21/2011 -
" This book was very eye-opening. It was educational, but in a conversational tone and was not at all preachy. I actually enjoyed Thomas Kostigen's dialogue, while learning facts and statistics. The stories of his travels were inspiring and thought-provoking. I recommend this book to everyone. "
— Heather, 9/17/2010 -
" I just think everyone should be required to read this book! All of the exact facts and numbers can make it seem a little like a textbook, but the knowledge gained here may prove to be much more useful than most of what welearned in school. "
— Niki, 5/4/2010 -
" A book we should all read to learn more about the planet and our role in keeping it healthy "
— Sherry, 10/30/2009 -
" Good attempt at bringing to light the effects of our oftentimes wasteful energy usage on humanity. Some eye-opening numbers, but not the best read on the environment. "
— Christopher, 5/16/2009 -
" This was very interesting and will make you think about were your trash will end up. "
— Sheree, 3/6/2009 -
" Somewhat disheartening yet insightful and exceedingly important theme. It's intent is to wake people up to what we are doing to our home. "
— Tim, 1/26/2009 -
" This is a very good book. It tells how what we do effects what happens to other people all over the world. Well written. "
— Sally, 12/9/2008 -
" Quick read... full of interesting facts. A typo in it annoyed me, but it was pretty good. "
— Steph, 11/21/2008 -
" Makes you really think about the effects of our capitalistic society and gives you ideas on how you can change your habits. "
— Jan, 11/17/2008 -
" Well written and easy to read description of important environmental issues and how our daily activities contribute to them. Also makes a few simple suggestions for reducing our individual contributions to these problems. "
— Ben, 11/11/2008 -
" Okay, well I'm actually "reading" the CD version. <br/> <br/>Amazing... <br/>Very informative... <br/>I learned about things and places I didn't even know existed. <br/> <br/>A MUST READ (or listen) BOOK!!!! "
— Lynnie, 11/2/2008