Don’t let this book’s thick size scare you. Alex Steffen packs an impressive amount of information and resources, that is meant to be a comprehensive guide you can consult over many years as need and interest demand.
The book hooked me from the beginning with a great forward by Al Gore. Worldchanging’s individual chapters are short and concise, and feature on-the-ground activists such as Cameron Sinclair of Architecture for Humanity, and sustainable food expert Anna Lappe. Each chapter concludes with relevant resources, including books and websites. Alex Steffan, founder of a website of the same name, wraps it all together with his keen insights, including how our “pursuit of happiness” can be reinvented in ways that make a better world for all of us.