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The Dragon & The Hummingbird

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Warning:

DOES NOT contain nuts, but has trace amounts of hope and high levels of irony.

May cause sudden urge to get off your ass and do something

THE WORLD IS ON FIRE

& no-one is coming to save us...

(esp. not our governments)

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If you enjoyed

The Beginning Comes After the End

by Rebecca Solnit - You'll love this

-same theme but with added jokes and not available through Amazon

WHY I WROTE THIS (A note from Gramskii)

I spent thirty years in advertising pursuading people I didn't know to spend money they didn't have on things they didn't need.

Then I noticed the planet was on fire and realised I was holding the matches.

So I wrote this book

(Consider it my community service.)

For a longer explaination - click here

Let's get to work. - Gramskii

What's Inside

Core Themes
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black blue and yellow textile

  • Climate Change Allegory

  • Critique Of Capitalism

  • From Eco-Worrier To Eco-Warrior

  • Addiction To SPAM (Status, Power, And Money)

  • Explanation Of The Climate Crisis

  • Hopeful Climate Fiction

  • Environmental Awakening

  • Satire On Corporate Greenwashing

  • Narratives On Climate Storytelling

  • Behavioural Change Narrative

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a man riding a skateboard down the side of a ramp
Genre & Style

  • Climate fiction (Cli-Fi)

  • Satirical allegory

  • Narrative Explainer

  • Political fable

  • Illustrated parable

  • Dystopian realism

  • Accessible climate education for the layman

  • Whimsical yet urgent

  • Dark comedy infused with heart

  • Activism made accessible

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a man riding a skateboard down the side of a ramp
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black blue and yellow textile

  • Awaken to climate reality

  • Small actions lead to big impacts

  • Question the system

  • Embrace collective responsibility

  • Move beyond complacency

  • Foster resistance through understanding

  • Reimagine progress

  • Transition from complicity to community

  • Change begins with us

  • Buy time, not possessions

Audience
Calls to Action / Values

  • Conscious consumers

  • Climate-anxious parents

  • Eco-curious individuals from Gen X/Y/Z

  • Recovering marketers

  • Sustainability professionals

  • Leaders in ethical business

  • Neighbourhood activists

  • Individuals who dislike Amazon

  • Rebels on LinkedIn

  • Those who found humour in Don't Look Up and sorrow in Seaspiracy

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