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Storms of My GrandchildrenBook

by James Hanson

Who uses, recommends or left Storms of My Grandchildren, in their own words: each a verbatim quote with a link to where it was said.

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Caspar Henderson
British writer and journalist on science, the environment and human rights; author of The Book of Barely Imagined Beings (2012), A New Map of Wonders (2017) and A Book of Noises (2023).
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But if I had to recommend just one book it would be James Hansen’s Storms of My Grandchildren because it is, simultaneously, a good introduction to the science, a first-hand account of what it’s like to be on the receiving end of attempted sabotage by political operatives who know nothing about the science, and a very human call for action.

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