DARE TO BE GREAT
To celebrate the life and work of our late co-founder, Polly Higgins, her third book, Dare To Be Great has been republished by Flint Books.
Polly originally wrote the book ‘to all who care’ as an exploration of what it is to dare to be great.
Little did we know how much the world would change, and yet, the tools and inner-sight Polly offers to meet the planetary emergence could not be more relevant in the unprecedented, and related, health crisis we are living through.
This is an important conversation with one of history’s truly big thinkers.
Polly is our friend and companion, as we ourselves dare to be great, taking on the quest of inner reflection, imagination, resilience, regeneration and courageousness, to unlock our power, create a better world and become truly great. This could not be more pertinent.
“In Polly’s work we have a gift. Ecocide is the missing piece of law to assist in reframing the system so that we don't return to destructive business-as-usual. Just imagine how much easier it would be to protect what we love and what supports life – if it were a crime to destroy ecosystems. It would make all the difference. It’s why Polly wrote this book: to invite each and every one of us to step up and do something great.” explains Jojo Mehta, Polly’s closest friend and colleague, who has written the new introduction in the book.
Other new additions include a Foreword by author and spiritual leader Marianne Williamson, and Afterwords by Dr Jane Goodall DBE and Michael Mansfield QC. Endorsers of the book include: Caroline Lucas, Charles Eisenstein, George Monbiot, Gail Bradbrook, Roz Savage and Simon McBurney.
The book is a heart-felt, lived call and a timely reminder of just how far a legacy of greatness can go;
As Polly wrote: ‘I know my work is done when others start to call in greatness too.’
Enjoy the official launch celebration
Wonderful contributions both from world-renowned names and from those who were close to Polly:
- Marianne Williamson reads her Foreword to the book - Jojo Mehta reads parts of her Introduction
- Ian Lawrie QC pays tribute to his wife
- Charles Eisenstein recalls Polly’s spirit
- Caroline Lucas reflects on the power and potential of a law of ecocide
- Gail Bradbrook remembers Polly the creative rebel
- Simon McBurney considers the meaning and implications of daring to be great
- Michael Mansfield QC reads his Afterword (or “Forward”) and imagines how Polly would have responded to the current global situation
- Arushka Wolfheart Pollard reads a quintessential passage from the book
We hope you enjoy this powerful and moving collection of tributes and readings.
The new edition is published on Friday, April 10th.
Follow our social campaign as we release quotes from Polly on building resilience in times of crisis.
The first anniversary of Polly’s death will be celebrated on 21st April via digital media.
There will be also be a live Twitter chat on 23rd April, right after Earth Day on 22nd, where you can join the publisher to discuss key themes in Dare To Be Great.
Flint is the new imprint from The History Press on ‘Books That Spark’ action, debate, awareness and conversation. Launching with Dare To Be Great, it will be home to titles on the environment, politics, society and culture, popular science, self-help, psychology and nature. More information is available at www.flintbooks.co.uk and @flint_books