The Optimist's Telescope: Thinking Ahead in a Reckless Age

by Bina Venkataraman

Book Overview

Named a Best Book of 2019 by NPR

"How might we mitigate losses caused by shortsightedness? Bina Venkataraman, a former climate adviser to the Obama administration, brings a storyteller's eye to this question. . . . She is also deeply informed about the relevant science." --The New York Times Book Review

A trailblazing exploration of how we can plan better for the future: our own, our families', and our society's....

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0735219478
• ISBN13: 9780735219472
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Riverhead Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.1"