As the World Burns: 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Stay in Denial »

Activist, philosopher, teacher, and leading voice of uncompromising dissent, Derrick Jensen holds degrees in creative writing and mineral engineering physics. His books include Endgame, Volumes 1 and 2; As the World Burns, with Stephanie McMillan; A Language Older Than Words; and The Culture of Make Believe. Activist and artist Stephanie McMillan began self-syndicating her daring political cartoons 1999. Since then her work has appeared in dozens of publications and has been exhibited in museum across the country. Her comic strip, Minimum Security, was published as a book in 2005.

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School Library Journal

Gr 10 Up -This simply drawn graphic satire is largely message-driven, but the message is still entertaining and thought-provoking. As the lighthearted lead character shares what governments, corporations, and activists tell individual Americans to do to save the Earth, her cynical counterpart exposes the futility of these simple solutions. The truth is, even if each and every one of us switched to compact fluorescent bulbs and became vegetarians it would only be a drop in the bucket compared to the damage corporate and government policies are doing to the world environment. The "story" that binds these notions together is an upcoming alien invasion and a renegade bunny trying to end animal experimentation. The characters are crudely drawn with bare sets, but this style works in a tale in which the words are carrying so much weight. (The politicians have sharper teeth than the bears.) This book doesna't offer up any real answers to what is clearly portrayed as a frightening state of affairs-it includes an animal uprising. However, it will inflame teensa' passion about the environment and possibly open more eyes.-Jamie Watson, Harford County Public Library, MD