Order Rebuild the Dream from Amazon, Powell’s Books, or your local bookseller today!
In the New York Times Best Seller, Rebuild the Dream, Van reflects on his journey from grassroots outsider to White House insider. For the first time, he shares intimate details of his time in government—and reveals why he chose to resign his post as a special advisor to the Obama White House.
Jones puts his hard-won lessons to good use, proposing a powerful game plan to restore hope, fix our democracy, and renew the American Dream. Jones is making this game plan a reality through the organization Rebuild the Dream—a platform for bottom-up, people-powered innovations to get the U.S. economy working for 100% of Americans, and not just the top 1%.
Learn more about how you can get involved at RebuildTheDream.com.
Reviews for Rebuild the Dream
“Van Jones has made it his life’s work to speak truth to power” — Nancy Pelosi in Time Magazine
"Van Jones is an American treasure … one of the few Americans in recent years to have generated powerful new ideas that are creating more jobs here.” — Benjamin Todd Jealous, NAACP President, on CNN.com
“Van has successfully brought together urban youth with clean-tech entrepreneurs, labor leaders with business leaders, civil rights activists with environmentalists.” — Arianna Huffington, on the Huffington Post
Order The Green Collar Economy from Amazon, Powell’s Books, or your local bookseller today!
Now revised and updated, Van Jones's provocative and cutting-edge New York Times bestseller The Green Collar Economy delivers a viable plan for solving the two biggest issues facing the country today—the economy and the environment.
Reviews for The Green Collar Economy
"[Jones] new book -- which details how an ambitious public spending program on energy efficiency and renewable energy can stimulate the economy and create good jobs for the poor and unemployed -- couldn’t have landed at a better time." — Washington Post
"This book illustrates the link between the struggle to restore the environment and the need to revive the US economy. Van Jones demonstrates conclusively that the best solutions for the survivability of our planet are also the best solutions for everyday Americans." — Al Gore
"Van Jones has a unique ability to inspire people of all colors, classes and generations to uplift vulnerable people, while protecting our vulnerable planet. His sparkling intelligence, powerful vision and deep empathy are all on full display in The Green Collar Economy." — Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives
"Van Jones’ authentic and passionate arguments trump the status quo. In The Green Collar Economy he holds the welfare of our neediest people front and center as he lays out a viable plan for the remainder of the 21st century." — Tavis Smiley, Author, Television and Radio Host
"It’s rare that someone with such a gift for speaking is able to convey the energy and excitement of his message equally well in writing. With The Green Collar Economy, Van Jones surpasses all expectations. The country seriously needs his take on the environment and the economy." — Gavin Newsom, Mayor of San Francisco
"Van Jones reminds us that the worst of times can also be the best of times-- that a nation with an abundance of resources it’s wasting -- beginningwith its youth -- has an enormous opportunity to stop foolishly bankruptingitself by chasing resources it is running out of -- like oil." — Carl Pope, Executive Director Sierra Club
"Once in a very long while, a truly original voice enters our national political discussion--and changes the conversation for the better. [...]Van Jones does just that. The Green Collar Economy lets us envision a world in which the Earth and everyday people both thrive." — Senator Tom Daschle
"Van Jones represents a new generation of environmental leader – one who sees the Greening of America as both a moral imperative and a nuts and bolts economic issue. His passion, intelligence, and idealism shine through every page of this must-read book." — Arianna Huffington
"In less than two years, Jones has risen from local grass-roots organizer to shepherd of a national movement to build an inclusive green economy... Jones is making sure that our planet and our people will not just survive but also thrive in a clean-energy economy." — Leonardo DiCaprio in Time
