{"product_id":"9781550925333","title":"Small Stories, Big Changes: Agents of Change on the Frontlines of Sustainability","description":"\u003cp\u003eA remarkable cast of characters inhabit the pages of this book. Meet Tim Toben, who developed a high rise with the lowest energy consumption of any building in the southeastern United States, was foreclosed upon, and lost millions in the process. Gary Phillips held the line against real estate developers in Chatham County and was run out of office for his efforts.  Elaine Chiosso has been protecting her watershed by fighting on behalf of the Haw River for twenty-eight years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnflinchingly honest and compulsively readable, \u003ci\u003eSmall Stories, Big Changes \u003c\/i\u003eprovides an intimate look at the personal experience of being a pioneer in the sustainability movement, laying bare the emotional, spiritual, and financial impact of a life lived in the service of change. Activist, farmer, publisher, philosopher or entrepreneur; each writer has a unique personal tale to tell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSmall Stories, Big Changes \u003c\/i\u003eis a book written by ordinary people doing extraordinary things; whose lives have been transformed by their willingness to commit themselves unreservedly to the creation of a better world. Empowering, hopeful, and inspiring, this rich tapestry of voices from the vanguard of change is a must-read for anyone dreaming of a brighter future and seeking a counterbalance to a canon of work that is laced with doom and gloom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLyle Estill\u003c\/b\u003e is the president and co-founder of Piedmont Biofuels and the author of \u003ci\u003eIndustrial Evolution\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSmall is Possible\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBiodiesel Power\u003c\/i\u003e. He has won numerous awards for his commitment to sustainability, outreach, community development, and leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New Society Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47180827295984,"sku":"9781550925333","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781550925333_p0.jpg?v=1763750752","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781550925333","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}