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We Do Things Differently

The Outsiders Rebooting Our World

by Mark Stevenson
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Our systems are failing. Old models - for education, healthcare and government, food production, energy supply - are creaking under the weight of modern challenges. As the world's population heads towards 10 billion, it's clear we need new approaches. Futurologist Mark Stevenson sets out to find them, across four continents.
From Brazilian favelas to high tech Boston, from rural India to a shed inventor in England's home counties, We Do Things Differently travels the world to find the advance guard re-imagining our future. At each stop, he meets innovators who have already succeeded in challenging the status quo, pioneering new ways to make our world more sustainable, equitable and humane.
Populated by extraordinary characters, We Do Things Differently paints an enthralling picture of what can be done to address the world's most pressing dilemmas, offering a much needed dose of down-to-earth optimism. It is a window on (and a roadmap to) a different and better future.

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  • Release date

    February 5, 2015

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781782830863

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781782830863
      • File size: 728 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      June 30, 2014
      Set amid the chaos of 9/11, this novel from Bausch (Peace) is an adequate addition to the author’s oeuvre. After meeting at a fundraiser, D.C. congressional aide Natasha Barrett and disillusioned Episcopalian priest Michael Faulk fall into a whirlwind romance. Engaged, and intending to relocate to Memphis, the couple find themselves separated when the 2001 terrorist attacks occur: Michael is in New York City at a wedding; Natasha is in Jamaica, vacationing with a friend. As Michael frantically tries to escape the city, Natasha, fearing that her fiancé is dead, wanders the beach heavily intoxicated and is raped by a fellow vacationer. Once home in Memphis, Natasha keeps the assault to herself, and Michael grows frustrated with her new emotional distance as their wedding day nears. He suspects Natasha has been unfaithful, but is afraid to ask. A tale of trust and loss, the novel strives to fit Natasha and Michael’s personal problems into the greater story of America’s turmoil. Bausch excels at capturing the mood of Americans in the days and weeks following 9/11—equal parts camaraderie and suspicion—but only rarely engages the reader emotionally.

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