Alibi Bookshop Memoir Book Club: The Book of Hope by Jane Goodall Thursday, March 12 7pm
Schedule
Thu, 12 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
624 Marin St, Vallejo, CA, United States, California 94590 | Vallejo, CA
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Please join us on Thursday, March 12th at 7pm for Alibi Bookshop's Memoir Book Club's discussion of "The Book of Hope" by Jane Goodall.Normally I don't choose hardcover books for our book clubs, but I made an exception for this one -- I think we all need what this book is about. A customer said that it's the perfect choice, and reading it felt like a hug. That is exactly what I was hoping for.
In a world that seems so troubled, how do we hold on to hope?
Looking at the headlines—the worsening climate crisis, a global pandemic, loss of biodiversity, political upheaval—it can be hard to feel optimistic. And yet hope has never been more desperately needed.
In this urgent book, Jane Goodall, one of the world's most famous naturalists, and Douglas Abrams, the internationally bestselling co-author of The Book of Joy, explore through intimate and thought-provoking dialogue one of the most sought after and least understood elements of human nature: hope. In The Book of Hope, Jane focuses on her "Four Reasons for Hope": The Amazing Human Intellect, The Resilience of Nature, The Power of Young People, and The Indomitable Human Spirit.
Drawing on decades of work that has helped expand our understanding of what it means to be human and what we all need to do to help build a better world, The Book of Hope touches on vital questions, including: How do we stay hopeful when everything seems hopeless? How do we cultivate hope in our children? What is the relationship between hope and action? Filled with moving and inspirational stories and photographs from Jane’s remarkable career, The Book of Hope is a deeply personal conversation with one of the most beloved figures in the world today.
While discussing the experiences that shaped her discoveries and beliefs, Jane tells the story of how she became a messenger of hope, from living through World War II to her years in Gombe to realizing she had to leave the forest to travel the world in her role as an advocate for environmental justice. And for the first time, she shares her profound revelations about her next, and perhaps final, adventure.
There is still hope, and this book will help guide us to it."
Books are available in the shop, online and e-books at bookshop.org/shop/alibibookshop and audio: libro.fm/alibibookshop
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