SOCIAL SCIENCES

The Green Boat: Reviving Ourselves in Our Capsized Culture

by Mary Pipher
Riverhead: Penguin Group (USA). Jun. 2013. 240p. index. ISBN 9781594485855. pap. $16. SELF-HELP
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Pipher is perhaps best known for her groundbreaking Reviving Ophelia (LJ 10/1/01) but has researched and written sensitively about other psychosocial issues, including aging parents (Another Country: Navigating the Emotional Terrain of Our Elders) and eating disorders (Hunger Pains: The Modern Woman's Tragic Quest for Thinness). In her latest work, the author tackles environmental issues, but rather than relying upon shocking statistics, she examines the subject through a psychological lens that focuses on society's reticence to act as well as how to change this attitude. She frames the struggle to improve our environment as an underdog story, much like David fighting Goliath or a group of neighbors protesting the Keystone XL pipeline.
VERDICT This title offers hope and encouragement for those who find themselves confronted by a sea of obstacles.
Reviewed by Deborah Bigelow , Jun 01, 2013
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