Worldchanging (book)

Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century
Author Alex Steffen (Editor)
Illustrator Sagmeister
Country United States
Language English
Genre Green Guide
Publisher Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
Publication date
 November 1, 2006
Media type Print (hardcover)
Pages 608 pp
ISBN 978-0-8109-3095-7

Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century is a book about environmental concerns and practical actual responses. It is a compendium of the solutions, ideas and inventions emerging today for building a sustainable, livable, prosperous future.[1] In November 2006, Worldchanging published a survey of global innovation, with a foreword by Al Gore, design by Stefan Sagmeister and an introduction by Bruce Sterling. It has received praise, was a winner of the "Green Prize" for sustainability literature,[2] and is being translated into French under the title Change Le Monde,[3] German and several other languages.[4] Harry N. Abrams, Inc., the publisher of the hardcover edition, listed it among their 50 best selling titles in July 2008.

Awards

The book was mentioned by BusinessWeek as one of the "Best Innovation and Design Books for 2006".[5]

Reprinting

The updated version was published April 1, 2011, called Worldchanging, Revised Edition: A User's Guide for the 21st Century ISBN 978-0-8109-9746-2. Alex Steffen is the author, Bill McKibben wrote the Introduction, and Van Jones wrote the Foreword. Sagmeister Inc. was the designer.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "WorldChanging". WorldChanging. Retrieved 2010-07-21.
  2. ↑ http://www.smpl.org/greenprize.htm
  3. ↑ Mark Tovey (2007-10-12). "WorldChanging Canada: Changer le monde!". Worldchanging.com. Retrieved 2010-07-21.
  4. ↑ "Bright Green: Das Handbuch der Ideen für eine bessere Zukunft". Worldchanging. Retrieved 2010-07-21.
  5. ↑ "Best Innovation and Design Books for 2006". BusinessWeek. 2006-12-06. Retrieved 2010-07-21.
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