{"product_id":"eco-barons-the-new-heroes-of-environmental-activism-9780061350306","title":"Eco Barons: The New Heroes of Environmental Activism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Well written and compelling, \u003cem\u003eEco Barons\u003c\/em\u003e gives the reader a first glimpse of the activists, philanthropists and gadflies who may well turn out to be the J.D. Rockefellers and Rachel Carsons of our time.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cem\u003eCleveland Plain Dealer\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePulitzer Prize-winner Edward Humes offers readers an eye-opening look at the remarkable philanthropists and visionaries who are devoting their lives to saving the earth from overdevelopment and destruction. In \u003cem\u003eEco Barons, \u003c\/em\u003eHumes, the bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eMississippi Mud\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMonkey Girl, \u003c\/em\u003egives us fascinating portraits of extraordinary men and women who are dedicated to humankind's survival--as important a contribution to the environmental cause as Al Gore's \u003cem\u003eAn Inconvenient Truth. \u003c\/em\u003eAs the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003epoints out, \"Humes's urgent message is clear: We must all strive to become 'eco barons' in our own right if we are to save Planet Earth.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHumes, Edward:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eEdward Humes is the author of ten critically acclaimed nonfiction books, including \u003cem\u003eEco Barons\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMonkey Girl\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOver Here\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSchool of Dreams\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBaby E.R.\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMean Justice\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNo Matter How Loud I Shout\u003c\/em\u003e, and the bestseller \u003cem\u003eMississippi Mud\u003c\/em\u003e. He has received the Pulitzer Prize for his journalism and numerous awards for his books. He has written for the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eSierra\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in California. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51175931805970,"sku":"9780061350306","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dca80d72-653e-4fb6-9ae7-1bbb65b6822c.jpg?v=1744295782","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/eco-barons-the-new-heroes-of-environmental-activism-9780061350306","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}