Language Older Than Words - Softcover

Singular, compelling and courageously honest, this book is more than just a poignant memoir of a harrowingly abusive childhood. It relates the extraordinary journey of one man striving to save his own spirit and our planets . . . His visceral, biting observations always manage to lead back to his mantra: Things dont have to be the way they are.Publishers Weekly "Singular, compelling and courageously honest, this book is more than just a poignant memoir of a harrowingly abusive childhood. It relates the extraordinary journey of one man striving to save his own spirit and our planet's . . . His visceral, biting observations always manage to lead back to his mantra: "Things don't have to be the way they are."Publishers Weekly "Singular, compelling and courageously honest, this book is more than just a poignant memoir of a harrowingly abusive childhood. It relates the extraordinary journey of one man striving to save his own spirit and our planet's . . . His visceral, biting observations always manage to lead back to his mantra: 'Things don't have to be the way they are.'"--Publishers Weekly

A memoir of an abusive childhood that relates the extraordinary story ofm one man trying to save his own spirit and our planet's. Comparing his sexually and physically abusive father's destruction of his family with mankind's systematic destruction of civilisation. It is a story of hope for regeneration in a landscape of human and natural destruction. Jensen uses his experiences as a teacher, environmentalist, beekeeper and survivor to condemn the constructions of a culture that fosters abuse.