James Crawford travels to the frontiers of extraction around the world to examine an aspect of climate emergency that we rarely think about — how the planet isn’t just getting hotter, it’s also being used up.
From the fossil-lined landscape of his Scottish home, to the glaciers of Greenland and the Atacama desert, Crawford discovers the dwindling resources that all of us use every day – rock, metal, sand, water, and even thought – and his first-hand accounts of the communities and landscapes being destroyed by extraction have a vividness and urgency that recalls Rachel Carson and Robert Macfarlane.
James Crawford is the presenter of BBC Radio’s ‘Take Four Books’,
‘You will never look at sand, food, phones, or concrete the same way…. A touching exploration of the dark underbelly of our modern world and how we can move beyond it.’ Luke Kemp, author of Goliath’s Curse
‘Crawford belongs with other storyteller-explorers — strolling player-writers like Iain Sinclair, Rebecca Solnit, and Robert Macfarlane — who are stretching naturalist observation into incisive cultural inquiry … Riveting.’ New York Review of Books
James’ book sells at £25. Tickets for tonight’s event are either £5.00 or £20, the latter includes a copy of the book
Refreshments included
