Stuck Monkey: The Deadly Planetary Cost of the Things We Love

by James Hamilton-Paterson

Book Overview

People hunting monkeys in the jungle once devised a simple yet effective trap: When the creature found a banana in a large jar with a narrow neck, it would plunge its paw in to retrieve it. But it couldn't let go. And unless the monkey released the banana, it was stuck.

We are, of course, the stuck monkey, paralysed by our modern lifestyles and consumer habits: our constant stream of online shopping deliveries, our compulsive dependence...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1803285524
• ISBN13: 9781803285528
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: Head of Zeus
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.6" x 8.8"