{"product_id":"9781529116106-darkness-manifesto","title":"The Darkness Manifesto","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy the world needs the night\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e** An \u003ci\u003eFT\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year and Winner of the Penn Libraries Book Prize for Sustainability**\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Darkness Manifesto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e urges us to cherish darkness for the sake of the environment, our own wellbeing, and all life on earth. To ensure a bright future, we must embrace the darkness.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEntire ecosystems rely on natural darkness to flourish, from bats and keen-eyed owls capering across the starry sky to the bioluminescent creatures of the deep. But constant illumination has made light pollution a major threat. By extending our day, humans have disrupted the circadian rhythms necessary to sustain all living things.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Darkness Manifesto\u003c\/i\u003e lifts night's veil to reveal the domino effect of damage we inflict by keeping the lights on: insects failing to reproduce, plants left unpollinated, countless hunting and migratory patterns eroded. Eye-opening and ultimately encouraging, this book offers simple steps that can benefit ourselves and the planet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Powerful . A clarion call for change' \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A pleasure to read . A paean of praise for natural darkness' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A must-read for all who have an interest in the health of our planet' Russell Foster, author of \u003ci\u003eLife Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41056283885665,"sku":"9781529116106","price":9.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32162557.jpg?v=1737017270","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529116106-darkness-manifesto","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}