McKibben, Bill.

Summary: "Bill McKibben is not a person you'd expect to find handcuffed in the city jail in Washington, D.C. But that's where he spent three days in the summer of 2011, after leading the largest civil disobedience in thirty years to protest the Keystone XL pipeline. A few months later the protesters would see their efforts rewarded when President Obama agreed to put the project on hold. And yet McKibben...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013

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McKibben, Bill

Summary: At thirty-seven, celebrated journalist, writer, and environmentalist Bill McKibben decided to take a break from living the life of the mind to put himself to the ultimate test: devoting a year to training as a competitive cross-country skier. Consulting with personal trainers, coaches, and doctors at the US Olympic Center, he followed a rigorous training regime better suited to a world-class...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale 2010

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McKibben, Bill

Summary: Bill McKibben--award-winning author, activist, educator--is fiercely curious. "I'm curious about what went so suddenly sour with American patriotism, American faith, and American prosperity." Like so many of us, McKibben grew up believing--knowing--that the United States was the greatest country on earth. As a teenager, he cheerfully led American Revolution tours in Lexington, Massachusetts. He...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2022

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