Overnight Socialite - Hardcover

Graydon Carter "Quite enchanting...It's Pygmalion in Lilly Pulitzer." William Norwich, "Vogue" "If Edith Wharton reincarnated in a Marc Jacobs dress with the humor of a Park Avenue Nancy Mitford, that would be Bridie Clark. Hats off to "The Overnight Socialite," a distinguished froth of rich social satire and romance." "Publishers Weekly" "The rollicking, smart-aleck fun along the way is worth the price of admission." Jules Asner, author of "Whacked" "Bridie Clark made me laugh out loud from the first chapter in this sharp and pitch perfect modern fairy tale." "Library Journal" "Crisp, funny prose and endearing characters...a fun read for fans of well-written chick lit."

Doing Environmental Ethics offers a way to face our ecological crisis that draws on environmental science, economic theory, international law, and religious teachings, as well as philosophical arguments. It engages students in constructing ethical presumptions based on our duty (to other persons and species and also to ecosystems), our character (personal virtues), our relationships (with other persons and nature), and our rights (to sustainable development and a healthy environment). Then it tests these moral presumptions by predicting the likely consequences of acting on them. Readers apply what they have learned to specific policy issues discussed in the final part of the book: sustainable consumption, environmental policy, clean air and water, agriculture, managing public lands, urban ecology, and climate change. Questions after each chapter and a worksheet aid readers in deciding how to live more responsibly as consumers and as citizens. What you do matters, Robert Traer writes, and the person you are also matters. In ethics we look for reasons to explain why this is so.