Douglas Abrams and Jane Goodall have three conversations in the book. As well as telling about her lifelong quest to restore the balance between the natural habitat of animals and modern civilization, Goodall demonstrates how people, animals, and the environment can work together for development and take care of each other. Hope is the key to achieving anything for Goodall. She provides many evocative examples where hope drives people to make a difference in the world. Finally, The Book of Hope focuses on spiritual questions, how people become motivated and how to work together. In spite of the world's challenges, Goodall says there are still many reasons to be hopeful.