Alan AtKisson, author of 'Believing Cassandra' and co-author of 'The Natural Advantage of Nations', provides the ideal entry point for leaders and innovators in all organisations charged with the task of understanding and instituting change towards sustainability.

A bestseller on Amazon.com within months of its first release, Alan AtKisson's debut book quickly became a modern classic of sustainability literature. Global companies, grassroots groups, university courses, government agencies, and even the US Army ordered it by the box. Now fully revised and updated, Believing Cassandra: How to be an Optimist in a Pessimist's World is even more relevant, fresh, and motivating than when it first appeared in 1999.
In a style that's refreshingly candid and vivid, with unforgettable personal anecdotes, AtKisson provides us with a bridge over the...

A bestseller on Amazon.com within months of its first release, Alan AtKisson's debut book quickly became a modern classic of sustainability literature. Global companies, grassroots groups, university courses, government agencies, and even the US Army ordered it by the box. Now fully revised and updated, Believing Cassandra: How to be an Optimist in a Pessimist's World is even more relevant, fresh, and motivating than when it first appeared in 1999.
In a style that's refreshingly candid and vivid, with unforgettable personal anecdotes, AtKisson provides us with a bridge over the...

For over two decades, Alan AtKisson - author of Believing Cassandra and The Sustainability Transformation - has been traveling the world to speak, write, and consult on sustainability. This book brings together the best of his essays, articles, speeches and blog posts, from the first twenty years of his career. AtKisson has been a leading voice in the sustainability movement almost since it began, and his writing also serves as a guided tour through the emergence of sustainability during that period, from a very personal perspective. The collection also shows just how quickly sustainability...

Alan AtKisson is best known for his writing on global environment, economic, and sustainability challenges, including the bestseller Believing Cassandra (1999, 2010) and The Sustainability Transformation (2010). This is his first book-length collection of poems, spanning three decades of writing. Some of AtKisson's poetry has appeared in small literary magazines or independently published chapbooks, but most has not been available to a broader reading public before now. As a poet, AtKisson covers an exceptionally wide range of subject matter that incorporates contemporary global issues,...

In just 49 pages, this little book - now in its 2nd edition, after selling over 20,000 copies - helps you "lift your thoughts above the fray" (Michael Kensler, Auburn University) and rethink what it means to do sustainability work. Alan AtKisson, recognized as one of the pioneers of sustainability consulting, author of the bestselling Believing Cassandra and The Sustainability Transformation, brings 25 years of international experience into crystal clear focus with a refreshing message of simplification and renewal. He also introduces useful new concepts such as "Sustainability,...

The Sustainability Transformation is a must-read for anyone trying to make sense of what is happening to our world - and wanting to change it for the better.
Renowned consultant and communicator Alan AtKisson, author of the sustainability classic Believing Cassandra, cuts through the jargon and illuminates the essentials in this highly readable and motivational work. The Sustainability Transformation covers theory and practice, tools and strategies, the opportunities and the obstacles, illustrated with in-depth case studies and poignant personal anecdotes. AtKisson's aim is to...