No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference
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Author | Greta Thunberg |
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Language | English |
Publisher | Penguin |
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Publication place | Sweden |
Pages | 68 |
ISBN | 978-0-14-199174-0 |
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No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference is a book by climate activist Greta Thunberg. It was originally published on 30 May 2019. It consists of a collection of eleven speeches which she has written and presented about global warming and the climate crisis.[1][2][3]
History
[edit]Greta Thunberg has presented the speeches in front of the United Nations, the European Union, the World Economic Forum and during demonstrations and protests.[1][4][5] One of her most famous speeches which appears in the book is "Our House Is on Fire".[6][7][8]
The first edition was published on 30 May 2019. An expanded edition was published on 21 November 2019 with five new speeches.[9]
In November 2019, Thunberg was named author of the year by Waterstones for No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference.[10]
Speeches
[edit]- Our Lives Are in Your Hands
(Climate March, Stockholm, 8 September 2018) - Almost Everything Is Black and White
(Declaration of Rebellion, Extinction Rebellion, Parliament Square, London, 31 October 2018) - Unpopular
(United Nations Climate Change Conference, Katowice, Poland, 15 December 2018) - Prove Me Wrong
(World Economic Forum, Davos, 22 January 2019) - Our House Is on Fire
(World Economic Forum, Davos, 25 January 2019) - I'm Too Young to Do This
(Facebook, Stockholm, 2 February 2019) - You're Acting Like Spoiled, Irresponsible Children
(European Economic and Social Committee, Brussels, 21 February 2019) - A Strange World
(Goldene Kamera Film and TV Awards, Berlin, 30 March 2019) - Cathedral Thinking
(European Parliament, Strasbourg, 16 April 2019) - Together We Are Making a Difference
(Extinction Rebellion rally, Marble Arch, London, 23 April 2019) - Can You Hear Me?
(Houses of Parliament, London, 23 April 2019)
Added in the November 2019 edition
[edit]- The Easiest Solution Is Right in Front of You
(Austrian World Summit, Vienna, 28 May 2019) - You Can't Simply Make Up Your Own Facts
(French National Assembly, Paris, 23 July 2019) - Wherever I Go, I Seem to Be Surrounded by Fairy Tales
(United States Congress, Washington D.C., 18 September 2019) - The World Is Waking Up
(United Nations General Assembly, New York City, 23 September 2019) - We Are the Change and Change Is Coming
(Week for Future, climate strike, Montreal, 27 September 2019)
Translations
[edit]- Dutch: Niemand is te klein om het verschil te maken. Translated by Nico Groen. Amsterdam: De Bezige Bij. 2019. ISBN 9789403183800.
- French: Rejoignez-nous: #grevepourclimat, lit. 'Join Us: #climatestrike'. Translated by Flore Vasseur. Paris: Kero. 2019. ISBN 9782366584059.
- Greek: Η ζωή μας είναι στα χέρια σας, romanized: I zoí mas eínai sta chéria sas, lit. 'Our Life is in Your Hands'. Translated by Argyró Pipíni. Athens: Papadopoulos. 2019. ISBN 9789604845095.
- Norwegian: Streik for klimaet, lit. 'Strike for the Climate'. Translated by Lene Stokseth. Oslo: Cappelen Damm. 2019. ISBN 9788202644840.
- Persian: هیچکس آنقدر کوچک نیست که نتواند تغییری ایجاد کند. Translated by Elnaz Farhanakian. Tehran: Noon. 2020. ISBN 9786008740414.
- Spanish: Cambiemos el mundo, lit. 'Change the World'. Translated by Aurora Echevarría Pérez. Barcelona: Lumen. 2020. ISBN 9788426407306.
See also
[edit]- Scenes from the Heart – a book about Thunberg's family by her mother Malena Ernman (together with Svante Thunberg and their daughters).
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference av Greta Thunberg (Häftad)". Bokus.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ Flood, Alison (2 May 2019). "Greta Thunberg's speeches to be rushed out as a book". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ Hewitt, Rachel (29 May 2019). "No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference review – Greta Thunberg's vision". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ Larson, Nina (26 January 2019). "'I want you to panic': Swedish teen raises climate alarm at Davos". Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 22 June 2019 – via The Local.
- ^ "Speech by Greta Thunberg, climate activist". European Economic and Social Committee. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ Thunberg, Greta (25 January 2019). "'Our house is on fire': Greta Thunberg, 16, urges leaders to act on climate". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ Simon, Isabel (2019). "Our house is on fire":En framinganalys av Greta Thunbergs framställning av klimatfrågan (PDF) (Thesis) (in Swedish). Uppsala University. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ Thunberg, Greta (30 May 2019). "Treat Our Climate Crisis Like Our House Is On Fire – Because It Is". HuffPost UK. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "No One is Too Small to Make a Difference by Greta Thunberg".
- ^ "Greta Thunberg's 'urgent' book earns Waterstones author award". BBC News. 29 November 2019.
Further reading
[edit]- Thunberg, Greta (November 2019). No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference (illustrated 2nd ed.). UK: allen lane / Penguin Books / Penguin Random House. ISBN 978-0-241-45344-5. (2+6+138+1+1 pages) (NB. This expanded edition includes 16 speeches and 66 photos.)
External links
[edit]Quotations related to Greta Thunberg at Wikiquote