Life as We Know It (Can Be): Stories of People, Climate, and Hope in a Changing World

by Bill Weir Narrated by Bill Weir

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

No matter what belief system you subscribe to, it's pretty difficult to argue with the notion that the world is changing. Bill Weir sees that change, and through his writing in Life as We Know It (Can Be), offers up hope and celebration of this life, this planet and the people we're sharing it with. It's a call to band together, as well as a guide to doing it.

Award-winning journalist Bill Weir confronts the biggest threats to life as we know it and explores ideas for building a more promising future.
Bill Weir has spent decades telling the stories of unique people, places, cultures, and creatures on the brink of change. As the first Chief Climate Correspondent in network news, he is immersed in the latest scientific warnings and breakthroughs while often on the frontlines of disasters, natural and manmade.
After the birth of his son in April 2020, Bill began distilling these experiences into a series of Earth Day letters to his boy, weaving together worry and wonder into a poignant reminder that a better future can still be written. Life as We Know It (Can Be) digs into fascinating corners of history, psychology, technology, and Bill's own biography to connect the lessons he's collected from the happiest, healthiest, and most resilient societies. From the sun-powered town that kept its lights on in a hurricane to the Antarctic nests of the one penguin species thriving amid climate change, Bill takes readers around the world to collect dozens of practical ideas to help build a more resilient future.
Life as We Know It (Can Be) is a celebration of the wonders of our planet, a meditation on the human wants and needs that drive it out of balance, and an inspiration for communities to galvanize around nature and each other as the very best way to brace for what's next.
“There is no other correspondent like Bill Weir, and there's certainly no other book like this one. It's moving, funny, frank, well-researched, beautifully written, and looks at climate change in a way I've never seen before.”-Anderson Cooper, CNN anchor, 60 Minutes correspondent, and New York Times-bestselling author

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

“There is no other correspondent like Bill Weir, and there’s certainly no other book like this one. It’s moving, funny, frank, well-researched, beautifully written, and looks at climate change in a way I’ve never seen before.”
—Anderson Cooper, CNN anchor, 60 Minutes correspondent, and New York Times–bestselling author

“Bill Weir provides insightful, alarming, but ultimately hopeful coverage of the climate crisis. His new book is a gorgeous love letter to his son but also to Earth and humanity. Read this for insight, solutions, and an exhilarating journey.”
—Jake Tapper, CNN anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent, and New York Times–bestselling author

“Bill Weir is one of America’s great storytellers. In this timely debut, he takes us around the world and gives us a front-row seat to one of the world’s most pressing issues: climate change. Life as We Know It (Can Be) gives us hope—and some real solutions—to build a more promising future.”
—Dan Buettner, National Geographic Fellow and #1 New York Times–bestselling author of The Blue Zones books

“Life as We Know It (Can Be) is a clear-eyed, heartfelt argument against despair. It is also a kind of instruction manual for how to live in an age of so much loss. Weir risks writing both rigorously and personally, as a climate journalist and as a father. The result is sobering and inspiring.”
—Jonathan Safran Foer, New York Times–bestselling author

“There is no other correspondent like Bill Weir, and there’s certainly no other book like this one. It’s moving, funny, frank, well-researched, beautifully written, and looks at climate change in a way I’ve never seen before.”

—Anderson Cooper, CNN anchor, 60 Minutes correspondent, and New York Times–bestselling author

 

“Bill Weir provides insightful, alarming, but ultimately hopeful coverage of the climate crisis. His new book is a gorgeous love letter to his son but also to Earth and humanity. Read this for insight, solutions, and an exhilarating journey.”

—Jake Tapper, CNN anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent, and New York Times–bestselling author

“Bill Weir is one of America’s great storytellers. In this timely debut, he takes us around the world and gives us a front-row seat to one of the world’s most pressing issues: climate change. Life as We Know It (Can Be) gives us hope—and some real solutions—to build a more promising future.”

—Dan Buettner, National Geographic Fellow and #1 New York Times–bestselling author of The Blue Zones books

“Life as We Know It (Can Be) is a clear-eyed, heartfelt argument against despair. It is also a kind of instruction manual for how to live in an age of so much loss. Weir risks writing both rigorously and personally, as a climate journalist and as a father. The result is sobering and inspiring.”

—Jonathan Safran Foer, New York Times–bestselling author

“There is no other correspondent like Bill Weir, and there’s certainly no other book like this one. It’s moving, funny, frank, well-researched, beautifully written, and looks at climate change in a way I’ve never seen before.”

—Anderson Cooper, CNN anchor, 60 Minutes correspondent, and New York Times–bestselling author

 

“Bill Weir provides insightful, alarming, but ultimately hopeful coverage of the climate crisis. His new book is a gorgeous love letter to his son but also to Earth and humanity. Read this for insight, solutions, and an exhilarating journey.”

—Jake Tapper, CNN anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent, and New York Times–bestselling author

“Bill Weir is one of America’s great storytellers. In this timely debut, he takes us around the world and gives us a front-row seat to one of the world’s most pressing issues: climate change. Life as We Know It (Can Be) gives us hope—and some real solutions—to build a more promising future.”

—Dan Buettner, National Geographic Fellow and #1 New York Times–bestselling author of The Blue Zones books

“Life as We Know It (Can Be) is a clear-eyed, heartfelt argument against despair. It is also a kind of instruction manual for how to live in an age of so much loss. Weir risks writing both rigorously and personally, as a climate journalist and as a father. The result is sobering and inspiring.”

—Jonathan Safran Foer, New York Times–bestselling author

Product Details

BN ID:	2940160339375
Publisher:	Recorded Books, LLC
Publication date:	04/16/2024
Edition description:	Unabridged
Sales rank:	944,454

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