An exercise that hopefully, by and large, doesn't stop as just that; with what seems like bummer after bummer appearing all around us, Hooper arrives with a book that aims to convince that all is not lost (yet). There's not only time to fix things, but many of the seemingly-impossible issues are quite fixable, given that we all work together.

It's broken into 10 chapters/ways to spend the trillion, each with its own allure and reward. From the obvious (fix climate change) to something you might not have thought about in a while (expand our concept of reality), it's consistently thought-provoking material.

Rather than lay rows of statistics at the reader's feet and trust that it completes the labor of convincing, Hooper lays out his "pitches" in a fairly casual manner, which successfully makes this work feel more passionate, personal, and engaging (which is what you want in a book trying to save the world, right?).

You'll learn a lot about what people are doing *currently* to help fix these problems without the benefit of a trillion dollar investment (the "getting the world to go vegan" chapter was particularly illuminating) and what some extra funding could do to help things out.

As a reader, I feel more informed, empowered, and aware of my impacts.

Many thanks to NetGalley and The Experiment for the advance read.