Kiran Pereira is the Founder and Chief Storyteller of SandStories.org, a platform dedicated to creating awareness about this little known global environmental crisis - sand mining.
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$15 eBook only
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If you like to curl up with your Kindle, get yourself an eBook of Sand Stories at a discounted price. Simple, convenient and quick! For a limited period only.
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$20 Limited Offer Sold out
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You'll get one copy of Sand Stories in print and ebook form, plus you’ll get exclusive access to updates and an invite to join the Sand Stories community. *This bonus is limited to the first 50 readers.
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$25 VIP
45 readers
You'll get one signed & personalised copy of Sand Stories in print and ebook form, plus you’ll get exclusive access to updates and an invite to join the Sand Stories community.
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$59 Cool Cat
20 readers
You'll get 3 signed & personalised copies in print, ebook AND audiobook form + a HUGE thanks from me in the acknowledgements section. In addition, you will get a cool, lightweight aluminium water bottle that you take along to the beach or your next hike.
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$99 A Behind-the-scenes Video
6 readers
You'll receive 5 copies of my book, signed & personalised, plus your name in the book as a sand supporter. You’ll also get exclusive access to an hour-long video. If you've ever thought of writing a book, allow me to shorten the learning curve and help you get started on making your dream come true too. This video will reveal behind-the-scenes stories of the creative process from both the first-time-author's perspective as well as the artist's perspective.
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$299 SANDBOX
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You'll receive 15 copies of my book, signed & personalised, plus your name in the book as a sand supporter. You will receive the video from the previous bonus. In addition, I will assemble a surprise box, full of items that I find interesting, fascinating and inspiring. Example items range from favourite books/DVDs to nourishing teas.
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$500 Fine-dining in London with Kiran
1 reader
You want this book to reach a group of people and contribute to this campaign in a big way! You'll receive 25 copies of Sand Stories, get recognized on the first page as a Patron, and also get any of the above bonuses. As a special thanks, I will also organise a dinner for you and a guest at a fine London based restaurant. We can talk Sand Stories, artwork, travel, or whatever else you'd like. Excludes travel.
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$1000 Sand Patron + Premium Artwork
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This is where the numbers start to become BIG. You'll be considered a sand hero ;) You'll receive 50 copies of the book and get recognized on the first page as a Patron.
As a special recognition, you will receive an original artwork replication (chosen from three print designs) from the illustrator behind the cover and art in Sand Stories, Michelle Bauer. Michelle is a very talented artist based in Switzerland. Her support has been invaluable throughout this journey.
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$1500 Online Lecture
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This is for sustainability-focused organizations, small groups or interested private individuals who want to help spread the word and become Patrons of Sand Stories.
You'll receive 75 copies of the book and get recognized on the first page as a Patron + get a 1-hour online lecture on sand-related issues followed by a 30 minute Q&A portion.
75 copies + ebook included
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$1800 Professional Photoshoot & Corporate Video
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You'll receive 90 copies of Sand Stories and get recognised on the first page as a Patron. In addition, you will get a professional photo shoot and a corporate video from www.paulcapelliphotography.com for a key event or for your marketing requirements. Includes the photographer's travel and shooting for 1 day anywhere in Europe.
90 copies + ebook included
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$2400 Hire to Speak!
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Hire me to speak at your event and I'll bring 120 copies with me for you and your guests to take home.
I will share both heartbreaking and heart-warming sand stories. We'll talk about wars between the Davids and Goliaths of our world, the Geopolitics of Sand and how we need to design solutions with women in mind.
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$5000 All Inclusive Weekend
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Ok, here is where you'll officially become a sand saint ;) You will have my gratitude forever and 250 books to distribute to your community.
I will organise an all-inclusive weekend of discovery for you in Northern Ireland. We will spend time doing nice things such as visiting The Giant's Causeway, a World Heritage Site. We will also visit another gem, Lough Neagh. It is the biggest freshwater lake in Britain. To put it in perspective, Lough Neagh is bigger than Malta and it is designated as a European Special Protection Area.
Unfortunately, this Jewel is threatened by unlawful sand extraction. To give you an idea of the scale, the sand extracted from it in one year could fill over 10,000 volleyball courts. We will meet a community deeply impacted by this activity.
For more information about Lough Neagh visit: https://friendsoftheearth.uk/northern-ireland/lough-neagh-why-europes-wildlife-jewel-needs-space-breathe
Includes travel from mainland Europe or UK for 1 person.
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Dear campaign supporter,
Hope you are well. It gives me great pleasure to share with you a video of the very first print proofs that arrived last week. My last three updates to you have been personal emails to give you more insight into what was happening at my end. I am making this message and video public for the benefit of others who might be interested in the outcome of this crowdfunding venture and the availability of this book.
In the video you will see me with a book that needed minor tweaks. This has been done and we’re waiting for the printer to ship your copies to us so I can sign them and have them delivered to you! Hurrah! If your address has changed since you supported this campaign and you haven’t contacted me already, please do send me a private message at
info(at)sandstories(dot)org.
The print and ebook will be made available on all the usual trade channels. Expect a soft launch on 8th Dec if things go to plan. The audiobook will be produced in Jan and we will host an official book launch party in early 2021.
Your reviews on online platforms are fundamental to this book’s success and will help the message scale. I’d like to thank you once again for making this dream come true. It means the world to me .
Your very happy & grateful first-time author,
Kiran Pereira
EARLY PRAISE FOR THE BOOK:
‘What's in a grain of sand? The whole world, it turns out. The
stuff on the beach turns out, in the fascinating study, makes everything
from Hong Kong islands to fibre-optic cables, and glue to cosmetics.
It is whitening in our milk and makes the glass we drink it out of. It
is so precious that sand mafias dig up national parks and wreck river
systems to get at the stuff, and so vital that Australians export it to
Dubai. This is a book in the grand tradition of worldly and captivating
surveys of everyday materials that illuminate how humanity exploits our
planet, for good and ill.’
-Fred Pearce, author of When the Rivers Run Dry: Water-The Defining Crisis of the Twenty-First Century
‘This is a wonderful book – and I can guarantee you will be both better informed and more inspired once you’ve read it. Sand may not sound like the stuff of a good read, but its omnipresence in our lives and its strategic significance gives the lie to that indifference. As the sub-title of ‘Sand Stories’ says, we are now facing a full-on global sand crisis, with hugely worrying environmental and economic implications. But Kiran Pereira shares with us a wealth of potential solutions for innovators and investors, planners and policymakers – as well as for a growing number of dedicated activists.’
- Jonathon Porritt CBE, Co-Founder of Forum for the Future
‘Sand is ubiquitous in our lives - think of glass and building materials - yet it remains hidden in plain sight. In Sand Stories, Kiran Pereira, tells us why sand mining is so neglected as a critical sustainability issue and what we need to do about it. We are taken through the history and impacts of the industry and the urgent reforms that will ensure its future sustainability. The book is well researched, skilfully written and beautifully illustrated. It will serve as an informative guide to curious sustainability practitioners, researchers and advocates alike.’
- Prof. Wayne Visser, author of Sustainable Frontiers