Chris Turner
Chris Turner is the author of the national bestseller Planet Simpson: How a Cartoon Masterpiece Documented an Era and Defined a Generation. His culture and technology reporting for Shift magazine earned him four National Magazine Awards from 1999 to 2003, including the 2001 President’s Medal for General Excellence, the highest honour in Canadian magazine writing. His writing has also appeared in the Globe and Mail, the Independent, the Sunday Times, Time, Canadian Geographic and Utne Reader.
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The Leap
Trade Paperback | 368 pages | Vintage Canada | Business & Economics - Sustainable Development; Business & Economics - Environmental Economics; Business & Economics - International
978-0-307-35923-0 (0-307-35923-9)
September 4, 2012 | $21.00
Written by Chris Turner
Trade Paperback | 368 pages | Vintage Canada | Business & Economics - Sustainable Development; Business & Economics - Environmental Economics; Business & Economics - International
978-0-307-35923-0 (0-307-35923-9)
September 4, 2012 | $21.00
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The most vital project of the twenty-first century is a shift from our unsustainable way of life to a sustainable one--a great lateral leap from a track headed for economic and ecological disaster to one bound for renewed prosperity. In The Leap, Chris Turner presents a field guide to making that...
The Leap
Hardcover | 368 pages | Random House Canada | Business & Economics - Sustainable Development; Business & Economics - Environmental Economics; Business & Economics - International
978-0-307-35922-3 (0-307-35922-0)
September 27, 2011 | $29.95
The revolutionary follow-up to Chris Turner's Governor General's Literary Award and National Business Book Award nominee, The Geography of Hope.
The most vital project of the twenty-first century is a shift from our unsustainable way of life to a sustainable one--a great lateral leap from a track headed for economic and ecological...
Written by Chris Turner
Hardcover | 368 pages | Random House Canada | Business & Economics - Sustainable Development; Business & Economics - Environmental Economics; Business & Economics - International
978-0-307-35922-3 (0-307-35922-0)
September 27, 2011 | $29.95
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The revolutionary follow-up to Chris Turner's Governor General's Literary Award and National Business Book Award nominee, The Geography of Hope.
The most vital project of the twenty-first century is a shift from our unsustainable way of life to a sustainable one--a great lateral leap from a track headed for economic and ecological...
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
The Leap
eBook | pages | Random House Canada | Business & Economics - Sustainable Development; Business & Economics - Environmental Economics; Business & Economics - International
978-0-307-35924-7 (0-307-35924-7)
September 27, 2011 | $13.99
The revolutionary follow-up to Chris Turner's Governor General's Literary Award and National Business Book Award nominee, The Geography of Hope.
The most vital project of the twenty-first century is a shift from our unsustainable way of life to a sustainable one--a great lateral leap from a track headed for economic and ecological...
Written by Chris Turner
eBook | pages | Random House Canada | Business & Economics - Sustainable Development; Business & Economics - Environmental Economics; Business & Economics - International
978-0-307-35924-7 (0-307-35924-7)
September 27, 2011 | $13.99
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The revolutionary follow-up to Chris Turner's Governor General's Literary Award and National Business Book Award nominee, The Geography of Hope.
The most vital project of the twenty-first century is a shift from our unsustainable way of life to a sustainable one--a great lateral leap from a track headed for economic and ecological...
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
Planet Simpson
eBook | 512 pages | Vintage Canada | Performing Arts - Television; Social Science - Popular Culture
978-0-307-36609-2 (0-307-36609-X)
May 28, 2010 | $14.99
A smart, accessible and funny cultural analysis of The Simpsons, its inside stories and the world it reflects.
From Bart Simpson to Monty Burns, the Internet boom to the slow drowning of Tuvalu, Planet Simpson explores how one of the most popular shows in television history has changed the way we look...
Written by Chris Turner
eBook | 512 pages | Vintage Canada | Performing Arts - Television; Social Science - Popular Culture
978-0-307-36609-2 (0-307-36609-X)
May 28, 2010 | $14.99
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A smart, accessible and funny cultural analysis of The Simpsons, its inside stories and the world it reflects.
From Bart Simpson to Monty Burns, the Internet boom to the slow drowning of Tuvalu, Planet Simpson explores how one of the most popular shows in television history has changed the way we look...
Also available as a
trade paperback.
The Geography of Hope
eBook | pages | Vintage Canada | Social Science
978-0-307-36608-5 (0-307-36608-1)
April 30, 2010 | $14.99
After the fierce warnings and grim predictions of The Weather Makers and An Inconvenient Truth, acclaimed journalist and national bestselling author Chris Turner finds hope in the search for a sustainable future.
Point of no return: The chilling phrase has become the ubiquitous mantra of ecological doomsayers, a troubling headline above stories...
Written by Chris Turner
eBook | pages | Vintage Canada | Social Science
978-0-307-36608-5 (0-307-36608-1)
April 30, 2010 | $14.99
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After the fierce warnings and grim predictions of The Weather Makers and An Inconvenient Truth, acclaimed journalist and national bestselling author Chris Turner finds hope in the search for a sustainable future.
Point of no return: The chilling phrase has become the ubiquitous mantra of ecological doomsayers, a troubling headline above stories...
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Planet Simpson
Trade Paperback | 576 pages | Vintage Canada | Performing Arts - Television; Social Science - Popular Culture
978-0-307-35704-5 (0-307-35704-X)
October 28, 2008 | $22.95
A smart, accessible and funny cultural analysis of The Simpsons, its inside stories and the world it reflects.
From Bart Simpson to Monty Burns, the Internet boom to the slow drowning of Tuvalu, Planet Simpson explores how one of the most popular shows in television history has changed the way we look...
Written by Chris Turner
Trade Paperback | 576 pages | Vintage Canada | Performing Arts - Television; Social Science - Popular Culture
978-0-307-35704-5 (0-307-35704-X)
October 28, 2008 | $22.95
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A smart, accessible and funny cultural analysis of The Simpsons, its inside stories and the world it reflects.
From Bart Simpson to Monty Burns, the Internet boom to the slow drowning of Tuvalu, Planet Simpson explores how one of the most popular shows in television history has changed the way we look...
Also available as an
eBook.
The Geography of Hope
Trade Paperback | 480 pages | Vintage Canada | Social Science
978-0-679-31466-0 (0-679-31466-0)
July 29, 2008 | $22.00
After the fierce warnings and grim predictions of The Weather Makers and An Inconvenient Truth, acclaimed journalist and national bestselling author Chris Turner finds hope in the search for a sustainable future.
Point of no return: The chilling phrase has become the ubiquitous mantra of ecological doomsayers, a troubling headline above stories...
Written by Chris Turner
Trade Paperback | 480 pages | Vintage Canada | Social Science
978-0-679-31466-0 (0-679-31466-0)
July 29, 2008 | $22.00
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After the fierce warnings and grim predictions of The Weather Makers and An Inconvenient Truth, acclaimed journalist and national bestselling author Chris Turner finds hope in the search for a sustainable future.
Point of no return: The chilling phrase has become the ubiquitous mantra of ecological doomsayers, a troubling headline above stories...
Also available as an
eBook.
