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cover of 'animal, vegetable, junk'
6 June 2021

there are books that are fun. and then there are books that are important. ‘animal, vegetable, junk’ is most definitely part of the latter category. most humans eat multiple times a day. it’s one of the very few common denominators in a world that gets more divided by the day....

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cover of 'investing to save the planet'
21 March 2021

when digging deeper into the topic of personal finance, there invariably comes the time when idealists get confronted with their values. that time is when traditional advice to diversify and thereby mitigate risk (or in other words : invest in as many companies as possible) clashes with the adage of...

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cover of 'how to avoid a climate disaster'
21 February 2021

‘with how to avoid a climate disaster’, bill gates manages the almost impossible. he provides an extensive, accessible and non-judgemental overview on the topic. accessible and valuable i was indeed surprised at how accessible the writing was. from the explanation of scientific concepts to the use of everyday examples, the...

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cover of 'how to break up with fast fashion'
14 February 2021

when faced with the enormous task of fighting climate change, one can very easily feel overwhelmed. after all, what difference can one single individual make? this is precisely the question lauren bravo intends to answer in 'how to break up with fast fashion'. and believe me (or rather her), one...

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cover of what can i do? by jane fonda
3 January 2021

do you remember where you were ten years ago and what you have achieved since then? does it feel like a long time ago? well, the answer to this question will put the next bit of information in its right context: 10 years is as long as humankind has left to halve global co2 emissions in order to have a fighting chance to maybe survive the (human) life-threatening consequences caused by climate change. (ok, so the tipping point is actually 2030, but 2021 is still young.) if you think 10 years is nothing for such a challenge – not mention all the efforts that then need to happen until 2050 – and you feel panic slowly rising in your chest, welcome to the club.

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the cover of fashionopolis by dana thomas
29 November 2020

i have never been a shopping queen myself. on the contrary, shopping clothes is one of those activities that make me feel self-conscious and somehow uncomfortable in my own skin. and yet before my marie kondo inspired declutters and current minimalistic ways, i used to own a ton of clothes....

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