Life as We Know It, Bill Weir
Life as We Know It, Bill Weir
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Life as We Know It
Stories of People, Climate, and Hope in a Changing World

Author: Bill Weir

Narrator: Bill Weir

Unabridged: 6 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 04/16/2024


Synopsis

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

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tara

Overall Grade: B+ Writing: B Audio: B Historical Information: A- Best Aspect: Great as a history/lesson audio very interesting (not much memoir even though it was listed as on Netgalley). Worst Aspect: The parts in the audio when the author spoke directly to his four-year-old was very disruptive and weir......more

Goodreads review by Andrew

In Life As We Know It (Can Be), Bill Weir has written a book touching on events that is currently happening around the world. He is an award-winning journalist and he is an CNN chief climate correspondent. This book is made to be one who is written to his first son who was born in 2020. He has high......more

I think it is really important that we expand our bubble and learn from others' experiences and perspectives. Otherwise, we get topic tunnel vision and progress or change stagnates. Climate change and personal health are great hot button issues, worthy of a deep dive. Life as We Know It (Can Be) give......more

This is an interesting and informative book. Gives you a look at humanity and our earth. Makes one think about how life was when most people were homesteading. Maybe we should go back to that.......more

Goodreads review by Brad

THE HOUSE OF WEIR DELIVERS… Bill Weir, aka The Climate Bloke, has crafted “Life as We Know It…” to provide readers with a 35,000-foot snapshot of humanity as it intersects with this moment in time in an effort to encourage us to understand our world a little better before we lose it. My Non-Harvard C......more