Book description
'A very funny, important and only moderately terrifying clarion call of a book' - Adam Kay
'HOT MESS provides loads of laughs about "the climate situation" and will position you at the right point between fear and determination' - Mark Watson
'Hilarious, informative and worrying in equal measure. And that's…
Why read it?
1 author picked Hot Mess as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This book is one of my favorites because it acknowledges how bad the climate crisis is and starts there.
As an economist and a comedian, Winning recognizes that we are nowhere near solving the issue of climate change. At the same time, the book presents our situation and the likely-to-be painful path forward with much-needed humor and plenty of snark.
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