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Joel Magnuson

PENELOPE BASS
7:30 pm., Monday March 11 | Free.
Powell's City of Books
1005 W Burnside St.
 
Whether we choose to acknowledge it or not, the end of cheap oil is swiftly approaching. But instead of stocking up on ammo and siphoning gas from your neighbor’s car twice a week, perhaps there is an economical way to transition. Joel Magnuson offers his theory in the new book The Approaching Great Transformation by focusing on communities already in transition.

Where: Powell's City of Books
Phone: 228-4651
Address: 1005 W Burnside St.
Website: www.powells.com

 
 

Powell's City of Books

1005 W Burnside St.
Portland, OR
 
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