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Provid[es] keys to create profound and lasting change. -- Katie Paterson, deep-time artist and creator of Future Library Thinking long-term...may very well be vital to our survival as a species. Lose yourself in these pages...and reimagine your relationship to time, to the future, to activism. -- Rob Hopkins, founder of the Transition movement and author of From What Is to What If The individualistic philosophies of the last century have put us on the road to social, political, and environmental collapse. The Good Ancestor suggests...a number of ways off that lethal road. -- Brian Eno, musician and composer One of those landmark books with the power to shift a mindset. One turns the pages feeling a growing compulsion for change. -- Isabella Tree, author of Wilding Joe Jameson narrates this impressive work of humanistic philosophy with the seriousness, clarity, and style that it merits. His English accent and educated tone amplify the listening experience. -- AudioFile Full of revelations for everyone who cares about the legacy they leave. -- The Edge, U2 For anyone who is interested in how we can get today's society to leave the world better than they found it--this is your guide. -- Sophie Howe, Future Generations Commissioner for Wales Deserves to be widely read--by policymakers, and indeed by all citizens who care. -- Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal and author of On the Future A triumph. -- Sir Tim Smit, cofounder of the Eden Project A superb intellectual history and razor-sharp analysis of contemporary politics. -- Kevin Watkins, chief executive of Save the Children A great antidote to the short-term thinking that comes easily to us all. -- Nigel Warburton, author of A Little History of Philosophy and founder of the Philosophy Bites podcast

A great antidote to the short-term thinking that comes easily to us all. -- Nigel Warburton, author of A Little History of Philosophy and founder of the Philosophy Bites podcast A superb intellectual history and razor-sharp analysis of contemporary politics. -- Kevin Watkins, chief executive of Save the Children A triumph. -- Sir Tim Smit, cofounder of the Eden Project Deserves to be widely read--by policymakers, and indeed by all citizens who care. -- Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal and author of On the Future For anyone who is interested in how we can get today's society to leave the world better than they found it--this is your guide. -- Sophie Howe, Future Generations Commissioner for Wales Full of revelations for everyone who cares about the legacy they leave. -- The Edge, U2 Joe Jameson narrates this impressive work of humanistic philosophy with the seriousness, clarity, and style that it merits. His English accent and educated tone amplify the listening experience. -- AudioFile One of those landmark books with the power to shift a mindset. One turns the pages feeling a growing compulsion for change. -- Isabella Tree, author of Wilding The individualistic philosophies of the last century have put us on the road to social, political, and environmental collapse. The Good Ancestor suggests...a number of ways off that lethal road. -- Brian Eno, musician and composer Thinking long-term...may very well be vital to our survival as a species. Lose yourself in these pages...and reimagine your relationship to time, to the future, to activism. -- Rob Hopkins, founder of the Transition movement and author of From What Is to What If Provid[es] keys to create profound and lasting change. -- Katie Paterson, deep-time artist and creator of Future Library

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Roman Krznaric is a public philosopher who writes about the power of ideas to change society. His books include Empathy, The Wonderbox, and Carpe Diem Regained, and have been published in more than twenty languages. He studied at the Universities of Oxford, London, and Essex, where he received his PhD. He is a founding faculty member of the School of Life and is based in the UK. Joe Jameson trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He has narrated over a hundred audiobooks, including titles by Gillian Slovo, Bear Grylls, Malorie Blackman, and Susan Hill, as well as The Danish Girl by David Ebershoff. He also works extensively in theater and television.

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