{"product_id":"paradise-built-in-hell-the-extraordinary-communities-that-arise-in-disaster","title":"Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChosen as a Best Book of the Year by\u003ci\u003e the New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A landmark book that gives impassioned challenge to the social meaning of disasters\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003eSolnit argues that disasters are opportunities as well as oppressions, each one a summons to rediscover the powerful engagement and joy of genuine altruism, civic life, grassroots community, and meaningful work.\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e --\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stirring investigation into what happens in the aftermath of disaster, from the author of \u003ci\u003eOrwell's Roses\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The most startling thing about disasters, according to award-winning author Rebecca Solnit, is not merely that so many people rise to the occasion, but that they do so with joy. That joy reveals an ordinarily unmet yearning for community, purposefulness, and meaningful work that disaster often provides. \u003ci\u003eA Paradise Built in Hell\u003c\/i\u003e is an investigation of the moments of altruism, resourcefulness, and generosity that arise amid disaster's grief and disruption and considers their implications for everyday life. It points to a new vision of what society could become-one that is less authoritarian and fearful, more collaborative and local.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42850594390121,"sku":"9780143118077","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0244\/3467\/1721\/files\/paradise-built-in-hell-the-extraordinary-communities-that-arise-in-disaster-6071612.jpg?v=1769489888","url":"https:\/\/www.spiralcircle.com\/products\/paradise-built-in-hell-the-extraordinary-communities-that-arise-in-disaster","provider":"Spiral Circle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}