This laugh-aloud debut novel takes a lighthearted look at unbridled ambition, the cult of celebrity, the reality behind reality TV, and the upside of being part of an ordinary family.
Optimistic, sensible and compelling, this book arrives at the perfect moment." —Ellen Goodman, Pulitzer Prize winning columnist, author, speaker, and commentator "A potent antidote to negative stereotypes about aging, this eye-opening ...
Banyan trees entrance me, in part because they grow upside-down. As a sprout, they grow skywards like any other tree. When they reach maturity, however, shoots develop on the tree's branches, grow straight down, and burrow into the soil.
This is a groundbreaking, essential book for our times. Thomas Homer-Dixon brings to bear his formidable understanding of the urgent problems that confront our world to clarify their scope and deep causes.
The Upside-Down World An upside-down world exists. It is there, plain as day. But we don't have to be a part of it. The upside-down world is everything that is the opposite of transparency, expansion, and beauty. The hallmarks of this strange ...