Planetwalker: 22 Years of Walking and 17 Years of Silence [Lingua Inglese] - Rilegato

Francis Ph.D., John

 
9781426202759: Planetwalker: 22 Years of Walking and 17 Years of Silence [Lingua Inglese]
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ISBN 10: 142620275X ISBN 13: 9781426202759
Casa editrice: National Geographic, 2008

Sinossi

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 17 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—the positive experiences, the challenging times, the characters encountered, and the learning gained along the way.

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Informazioni sull?autore

John Francis, Ph.D. 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.

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Editore
National Geographic
Data di pubblicazione
2008
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
142620275X
ISBN 13 
9781426202759
Rilegatura
Copertina rigida
Numero di pagine
288
Contatto del produttore
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9781426204050: Planetwalker [Lingua Inglese]

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ISBN 10:  1426204051 ISBN 13:  9781426204050
Casa editrice: National Geographic, 2009
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