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When New York Times bestselling author John Perkins was a young Peace Corps volunteer, his life was saved by an Amazonian shaman who taught him to touch the jaguar: to transform his fears into positive action. He went on to become an economic hit man (EHM), convincing developing countries to build huge infrastructure projects that put them perpetually in debt to the World Bank and other US-controlled institutions. Although he sincerely believed this was the best model for economic development, he came to realize that it was really a new form of colonialism. Returning to the Amazon, he saw the destructive impact of his EHM work. But he also was inspired by a previously uncontacted tribe that touched its jaguar by uniting with its enemies to defend its territory against invading oil and mining companies.For the first time, Perkins details how his experiences in the Amazon converted him from an EHM to a crusader for transforming our failing Death Economy, which destroys its own resources and nature itself, into a flourishing Life Economy, one that renews itself. He provides a strategy for each of us to change our lives and defend our territory--the earth--against destructive policies and systems.

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John Perkins was formerly Chief Economist at a major international consulting firm where he advised the World Bank, United Nations, the IMF, U.S. Treasury Department, Fortune 500 corporations, and governments in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Since then, his books on economics and geo-politics have sold more than 1 million copies, spent many months on the New York Times and other bestseller lists, and have been published in over 30 languages. Tom Taylorson earned his bachelor's in theater arts performance and went on to build a reputation as a Chicago-based actor. He has lent his voice to a multitude of television and radio commercials, video games, animation, and audiobooks. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

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