Klein, Naomi

"A . . . young readers guide to understanding and battling climate change . . . Full of . . . stories of young leaders all over the world, this book . . . offers young readers a comprehensive look at the state of the climate today and how we got here, while also providing the tools they need to join this fight to protect and reshape the planet they will inherit"--Provided by publisher.

"For more than twenty years, Naomi Klein has been the foremost chronicler of the economic war waged on both people and planet--and an unapologetic champion of a sweeping environmental agenda with justice at its center. In lucid, elegant dispatches from the frontlines of contemporary natural disaster, she pens surging, indispensable essays for a wide public: prescient advisories and dire warnings of what future awaits us if we refuse to act, as well as hopeful glimpses of a far better future"--Provided by publisher.

"An empowering, engaging young readers guide to understanding and battling climate change . . . Full of . . . stories of young leaders all over the world, this book . . . offers young readers a comprehensive look at the state of the climate today and how we got here, while also providing the tools they need to join this fight to protect and reshape the planet they will inherit"--Provided by publisher.

"For more than twenty years, Naomi Klein has been the foremost chronicler of the economic war waged on both people and planet-and an unapologetic champion of a sweeping environmental agenda with justice at its center. In lucid, elegant dispatches from the frontlines of contemporary natural disaster, she pens surging, indispensable essays for a wide public: prescient advisories and dire warnings of what future awaits us if we refuse to act, as well as hopeful glimpses of a far better future"--Provided by publisher.

Examines the recent grassroots backlash against companies with omnipresent logo visibility and giant corporate powers.

Examines the effect of the current economic model on Earth, dispels myths that say it can't be changed, and suggests a new way to stop climate change before it's too late.

User-friendly handbook on the negative effects that '90s ?berbrand marketing has had on culture, work, and consumer choice.

Reveals how the American government is using public disorientation after massive shocks such as wars, terrorist attacks, and natural disasters, to push through unpopular and controversial decisions and policies, creating an atmosphere of "disaster capitalism" that has shaped the global market in recent years.

Examines the largely underground system of information, protest, and planning forming throughout the world in response to Western corporate exploitation of the Third World, and argues that as more people discover the brand-name secrets of the global logo web, their outrage will fuel the next big political movement.