Moral Ambition
Stop Wasting Your Talent and Start Making a Difference
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publishing:24th Apr '25
£20.00
This title is due to be published on 24th April, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
The inspiring, life-changing new book from global sensation Rutger Bregman, Moral Ambition shows how our world has been shaped by a small group of committed individuals who changed the course of history – and how you can, too.
THE ANTIDOTE TO APATHY FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR RUTGER BREGMAN
Every day we’re bombarded with methods, mantras, life hacks and coaching sessions that promise us mindfulness, prosperity and wellness. We read countless self-help books to unlock the seven habits, twelve rules or one big secret to living a long and happy life, while time and talent remain some of our most squandered resources. The average full-time worker will spend 80,000 hours at their job: are you making the most of them? Do you truly believe in what you do, day in day out?
Maybe you want to do something else with your limited time on the planet. Maybe your own happiness isn’t your only life goal, or you don’t want to get to your deathbed with the gnawing feeling you had much more in you. In that case, you’ll need a different kind of book.
Internationally bestselling author Rutger Bregman shows us that with moral ambition – the will to make the world a wildly better place – it is possible to be both idealistic and successful, and to change the world along the way. Looking to the great change-makers of history, he uncovers the qualities that made them so persuasive, influential and effective, and shows how we, too, can lend our talents to the biggest challenges of our time, from climate change to gross inequality to the next pandemic. With moral ambition, we can do more than be on the right side of history: we can make history itself.
This is not a self-help book. It won’t make your life easier – but it should make it more meaningful. The question is: what will you do with it?
PRAISE FOR RUTGER BREGMAN:
'An almost indecently readable style' Jonathan Freedland
'One of the best young writers we have' Owen Jones
'21st-century readers are short on prophets, especially the optimistic kind, and will give this one a cheerful hearing’ Economist
Fresh, lucid and persuasive, Moral Ambition gives us hope, humour and guidance at a time when all are in short supply. Bregman’s version of our century is ever so much better than the one around us, and so we should all read, consider and act -- Timothy Snyder
In Moral Ambition, Rutger Bregman challenges us to rethink what we want to do with our lives. This practical and inspiring book is the best antidote to the pessimists and cynics who make you believe that nothing can be done about the problems we face today ... Imagine what we could achieve together if everyone read Rutger’s book! -- Max Roser
The key to solving our biggest problems isn’t just awareness, political will, or money – it’s ambitious individuals willing to dedicate their time and skills to improving the world. This book will inspire you to become one of them -- Boyan Slat
‘Not for the faint-hearted. But an essential guide for those who are determined to make a difference. Packed with powerful insights, inspiring stories, and data to back it up, Bregman challenges us to think and act bigger. Read it, then go out and change the world’ -- Hannah Ritchie
One of very few books in my life that has changed how I view the world (and my world, too!). It is a true bible of realistic idealism. It takes awareness of “getting things done” to a new level, with a dynamic invitation to up each of our games. This is a must read -- David Allen
Do you want to read a book about the most important decisions of your life? Rutger Bregman has produced that book and you should read it -- Tyler Cowen
A fierce and brilliant call to arms for anyone who has been wondering whether there's more to life. (There is.) Bregman wants to change you, and he just might succeed. This is a wonderfully dangerous book -- Tim Harford
A radically practical challenge to the footsoldiers of 21st-century capitalism * Guardian *
ISBN: 9781526680600
Dimensions: unknown
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288 pages