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*Winner of the Penn Libraries Book Prize in Sustainability*
*Named a Best Book of the Year by Scientific American*
This timely and captivating look at the hidden impact of light pollution is “rich in revelation and insight…lyrical” (The Wall Street Journal) and urges us to cherish natural darkness for the…
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1 author picked The Darkness Manifesto as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
To me this book felt like a mysterious portal into a vibrant night world animated by companion creatures who had been once invisible to me.
Reading this book, I felt the intimate connections between everyday actions like turning on and off the lights and the sublime power of the black sky that holds our living planet. We need such feelings of connection to resolve the climate crisis!
From Genevieve's list on understand climate change.
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