{"product_id":"9781476750262","title":"Maybe One: A Personal and Evironmental Argument for Single Child Families","description":"From the groundbreaking, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe End of Nature,\u003c\/i\u003e a controversial and provocative book arguing that to help the planet we should begin to voluntarily limit our numbers. \u003cbr\u003e Bill McKibben's books and essays on our environment -- physical and spiritual -- have shaped and spurred debate since \u003ci\u003eThe End of Nature\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 1989. Then, he sounded one of the earliest alarms about global warming; the decade of science since has proved his prescience. Now, in \u003ci\u003eMaybe One,\u003c\/i\u003e he takes on the most controversial of environmental problems -- population. We live in a unique and dangerous time, he asserts, when the planet's limits are being tested and voluntary reductions in American childbearing could make a crucial difference. \u003cbr\u003e The father of a single child himself, McKibben maintains that bringing one, and no more than one, child into this world will hurt neither your family nor our nation -- indeed, it can be an optimistic step toward the future. \u003ci\u003eMaybe One\u003c\/i\u003e is not just an environmental argument but a highly personal and philosophical one. McKibben cites new and extensive research about the developmental strengths of only children; he finds that single kids are not spoiled, weird, selfish, or asocial, but pretty much the same as everyone else. \u003cbr\u003e McKibben recognizes that the transition to a stable population size won't be easy or pain-free but ultimately is inevitable. \u003ci\u003eMaybe One\u003c\/i\u003e provides the basis for provocative, powerful thought and discussion that will influence our thinking for decades to come.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47158669082864,"sku":"9781476750262","price":11.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781476750262_p0.jpg?v=1763609917","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781476750262","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}