You Are Here: Exposing the Vital Link Between What We Do and What That Does to Our Planet Audiobook, by Thomas Kostigen Play Audiobook Sample

You Are Here: Exposing the Vital Link Between What We Do and What That Does to Our Planet Audiobook

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Read By: Thomas Kostigen, Thomas M. Kostigen Publisher: HarperAudio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 3.67 hours at 1.5x Speed 2.75 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: September 2008 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9780061738326

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

38

Longest Chapter Length:

12:10 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

01:42 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

08:42 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

3

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Publisher Description

“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)

Quotes

  • “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

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  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

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

    " 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
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " A book we should all read to learn more about the planet and our role in keeping it healthy "

    — Sherry, 6/11/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " 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
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " This was very interesting and will make you think about were your trash will end up. "

    — Sheree, 1/16/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " 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
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

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

    " Quick read... full of interesting facts. A typo in it annoyed me, but it was pretty good. "

    — Steph, 5/1/2012
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Somewhat dated, over-simplified, and poor at explaining consequences in true human scale. "

    — Matthew, 2/13/2012
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " 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
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

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

    " 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
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " A book we should all read to learn more about the planet and our role in keeping it healthy "

    — Sherry, 10/30/2009
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " 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
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " This was very interesting and will make you think about were your trash will end up. "

    — Sheree, 3/6/2009
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " 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
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

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

    " Quick read... full of interesting facts. A typo in it annoyed me, but it was pretty good. "

    — Steph, 11/21/2008
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " 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
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " 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
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Okay, well I'm actually "reading" the CD version. Amazing... Very informative... I learned about things and places I didn't even know existed. A MUST READ (or listen) BOOK!!!! "

    — Lynnie, 11/2/2008

About the Authors

Thomas Kostigen is an award-winning and New York Times bestselling author and journalist. He founded the Climate Survivalist column for USA Today and has written for numerous publications, including the Washington Post, National Geographic, Discover, Departures, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, and the Wall Street Journal, among others.

He is the coauthor with Robert Downey Jr. of the forthcoming Cool Food: How to Erase Your Carbon Footprint One Bite at a Time.