Book description
"An essential document of our time." āCharles DāAmbrosio, author of Loitering
In search of answers and action, the award-winning poet and essayist Lisa Wells brings us Believers, introducing trailblazers and outliers from across the globe who have found radically new ways to live and reconnect to the Earth in theā¦
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1 author picked Believers as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Like Lisa Wells, Iāve spent years looking up to many possible heroes in my dream of making the world a better place. So much inspiration out there, and yet all our heroes become flawed the more we learn about them. How to remain hopeful when we find out the truth? Only through poetry, art, beauty, intensity. One of the finest books of the year, impossible to categorize.
From David's list on to make you want to change the world.
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