Hard Rain

Based on a radical 1960s lyric by Bob Dylan, this powerful book of images about our headlong collision with nature is essential reading for all concerned individuals today. Dylan's lyrics are illustrated by searing photographs of environmental and human tragedy. This combined effect gives the book a unique intellectual and emotional impact. The main part is followed by an essay from Lloyd Timberlake and an afterword challenging the reader to make a personal response. Then there is a letter sent to world leaders around the publication date, which sums up the social devastation on the planet, where more than one billion people live in absolute poverty and 1.7 million children die each year from preventable diseases. Yet, as they say, 'you - and we - do little or nothing'. The letter further observes 'we are learning that democracy does not work for the important, complex, long-term issues such as ecosystem loss, mass poverty, and global trade because regular elections ensure we pay attention only to the short term, the visible and the nearby.'; Hard Rain is a powerful and moving book that has the capacity to galvanise us into action. See also www,hardrainproject.com