Touching the Jaguar: Transforming Fear into Action to Change Your Life and the World

　　《經濟殺手的告白》作者約翰•柏金斯在和平組織擔任志工時，受亞馬遜薩瑪指導，教導他如何「觸摸美洲豹」──藉由直面危機，化恐懼為積極行動的動力。

　　而後，柏金斯成為經濟殺手，說服發展中國家向世界銀行集團及美國控制機構借貸以建造基礎設施，他也深信如此才是最有利於經濟發展的選擇，然而，漸漸地，他卻發現這其實是一種新型態的殖民主義。

　　再次回到亞馬遜，他親眼看見經濟殺手的作為對亞馬遜當地破壞性的影響，也看見遺世部落為了保護當地環境，如何與其他團體合作，共同對抗石油和礦業公司，並深受啟發。

　　柏金斯卸下經濟殺手的身份，轉而致力於推廣再生能源，在本書中，他寫下「觸摸美洲豹」的薩馬智慧，不僅僅提供了個人面對恐懼的精神指引，更同時在書中提出了對抗破壞性政策與體系、保護環境的方式，而我們每個人都能由此為地球貢獻一份心力。(文/博客來編譯)

　　New York Times bestselling author John Perkins tells the dramatic story of how his experiences with shamans in Ecuador and Guatemala transformed him from an economic hit man to a dedicated decolonizer--and how anyone can overcome fear and take action.

　　As a young Peace Corps volunteer dying in Ecuador, John Perkins was saved by a shaman who taught him to "touch the jaguar"--to change his perception of what he feared and transform it into energy for positive action. Then he became an "economic hit man," convincing developing countries to build huge projects that put them perpetually in debt to the World Bank and other US-controlled institutions--a new form of colonialism. Returning to the Amazon and seeing the damage foreign companies had done opened his eyes to the destructive impact of his work. In this book, for the first time, Perkins details the powerful influence shamanism had on his transformation to decolonizer. He discusses his work with native people in Latin America, including a previously uncontacted Amazonian tribe that touched the jaguar by uniting with its traditional enemies against invading oil and mining companies. Perkins also provides a strategy for us to overcome our fears, decolonize our minds, and collaborate in new ways to heal the wounds inflicted on our planet.