About the Author

Dr. Jane Goodall DBE (1934 - 2025) was an ethologist and environmentalist. From infancy she was fascinated by animal behavior, and in 1957 at 23 years old, she met the famous paleoanthropologist Dr. Louis Leakey while she was visiting a friend in Kenya. Impressed by her passion for animals, he offered her the chance to be the first person to study chimpanzees, our closest living relatives, in the wild. And so three years later Jane travelled from England to what is now Tanzania and, equipped with only a notebook, binoculars and determination to succeed, ventured into the then unknown world of wild chimpanzees.

Jane Goodall's research at Gombe national park has given us an in-depth understanding of chimpanzee behavior. The research continues, but in 1986, realizing the threat to chimpanzees throughout Africa, Jane travelled to six study sites. She learned first-hand not only about the problems facing chimpanzees, but also about those facing so many Africans living in poverty. She realized that only by helping local communities find ways of making a living without destroying the environment could chimpanzees be saved. Since then Jane has travelled the world raising awareness and learning about the threats we all face today, especially climate change and loss of biodiversity. Author of many books for adults and children and featured in countless documentaries and articles, Jane reached millions around the world with her lectures, podcasts and writings. She was appointed as a UN Messenger of Peace, was a Dame of the British Empire, and received countless honors from around the world.

Douglas Abrams is the New York Times bestselling co-author of The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the first book in the Global Icons Series. Douglas is also the founder and president of Idea Architects, a literary agency and media development company helping visionaries to create a wiser, healthier, and more just world. He lives in Santa Cruz, California.

Reviews

**As seen in TIME, CBS Sunday Morning, The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, Parade, AARP, and Guideposts** "I don't feel there could have been a more timely moment for this book to be coming into our lives... it's the book we've been waiting for. It's the book we've been hoping for."
--Jay Shetty, On Purpose Purpose "Despite the many issues of our collective culture, The Book of Hope is a perfect example of how we can still dream and create a better world. It's an amazing book that takes you on an extraordinary journey, and once you read it, you too will experience the many profound reasons for hope."
--Deepak Chopra "...An informative road map of ideas for ways in which every person may help bring about positive change in the world."
--NPR Books Goodall's "infectious optimism and stirring call to action make this necessary reading for those concerned about the planet's future... [Her] rousing testament will resonate widely."
--Publisher's Weekly, starred review "Goodall's words and wisdom will resonate in your heart and soul, inspiring action, change, and, yes, hope."
--Business Insider "Goodall's eloquent reflections prove strikingly persuasive and often profoundly moving."
--Christian Science Monitor "Vibrant with wry humor, scientific fact, grassroots advances, compassion, and spiritual depth, this compelling and enlightening dialogue of hope amplifies Goodall's mantra: 'Together we can. Together we will.'"
--Booklist, starred review "Ultimately, this is less a self-help book than the personal testament of a traditional idealist with the belief that we are put on Earth for a purpose...An estimable researcher and activist tells stories and delivers uplifting advice."
--Kirkus Reviews "A lifetime of experience and wisdom combines with much-needed optimism in this guide to the climate crisis and what we can do about it."
--The Guardian "This 2021 book arranges conversations between Goodall and Douglas Abrams, who asks her the questions we would ask if we were lucky enough to have been sitting across from her. Hope, Goodall tells him, is "an aspect of our survival." If you are burned out on dystopias; if you need something bright and generous to focus on; if you need hope, plain and simple, you couldn't ask for a better guide."
--LA Times