{"product_id":"eco-barons-the-new-heroes-of-environmental-activism-9780061350306","title":"Eco Barons: The New Heroes of Environmental Activism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Well written and compelling, \u003cem\u003eEco Barons\u003c\/em\u003e gives the reader a first glimpse of the activists, philanthropists and gadflies who may well turn out to be the J.D. Rockefellers and Rachel Carsons of our time.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cem\u003eCleveland Plain Dealer\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePulitzer Prize-winner Edward Humes offers readers an eye-opening look at the remarkable philanthropists and visionaries who are devoting their lives to saving the earth from overdevelopment and destruction. In \u003cem\u003eEco Barons, \u003c\/em\u003eHumes, the bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eMississippi Mud\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMonkey Girl, \u003c\/em\u003egives us fascinating portraits of extraordinary men and women who are dedicated to humankind's survival--as important a contribution to the environmental cause as Al Gore's \u003cem\u003eAn Inconvenient Truth. \u003c\/em\u003eAs the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003epoints out, \"Humes's urgent message is clear: We must all strive to become 'eco barons' in our own right if we are to save Planet Earth.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/19\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061350306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.28w x 0.95d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/17\/2010 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Edward Humes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42916731584693,"sku":"9780061350306","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_dd44c110-7da0-4661-b74b-0755d27e383b.jpg?v=1687269657","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/eco-barons-the-new-heroes-of-environmental-activism-9780061350306","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}