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An intimate prolonged conversation with the icon of environmental, ecological and animal activism, Jane Goodall; with Douglas Abrams (who also interviewed the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu for The Book Of Joy.)

I have admired Jane since she published In The Shadow of Man, about her studies of chimpanzees in Gombe, Africa. At the age of 26 she left Gombe to address the growing climate crisis and crisis of rapidly increasing decimation of animal species and nature.

What I loved about her then was that she had a dream as a teen (really as a child) to work with animals in Africa and she made it come true with the help of Richard Leakey, who believed in her. Now she heralds young people as those who give us Hope. What I love about her now is her voice for the future of our planet and our children and grandchildren. Some of the statistics are chilling, but the visit with Jane makes the difficult parts worthwhile. She is a woman of integrity.

I felt like I had spent time with her by the end of the book. And there it was...a letter to me at the end!

There is, as with any book on nature and on Hope, awe of the planet and all that surrounds us. Some may call this spiritual, but it is not boxed into any formal belief system.
This book is highly recommended in this time of Covid and political and ecological and social stress on our planet. Thank you, Jane.