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In the ten years since The Sacred Balance was first published, global warming has become a major issue as glaciers and polar ice caps have begun to melt at an alarming rate, populations of polar bears have dwindled, the intensity of hurricanes and tsunamis has drastically increased, coral bleaching is occurring globally, and the earth has experienced its hottest years in over four centuries. In this new and extensively revised and amplified edition of his best-selling book, David Suzuki reflects on these changes and examines what they mean for our place in the world. The basic message of this seminal, best-selling work remains the same: We are creatures of the earth, and as such, we are utterly dependent on its gifts of air, water, soil, and the energy of the sun. These elements are not just external factors; we take them into our bodies, where they are incorporated into our very essence. What replenishes the air, water, and soil and captures sunlight to vitalize the biosphere is the diverse web of all beings. The recently completed human genome project has revealed that all species are our biological kin, related to us through our evolutionary history. And it appears that our need for their company is programmed into our genome. The cataclysmic events of the last decade require that we rethink our behaviour and find a new way to live in balance with our surroundings. This book offers just such a new direction for us all.Product Identifiers
PublisherAllen & Unwin
ISBN-139781741754162
eBay Product ID (ePID)96757045
Product Key Features
Number of Pages368 Pages
Publication NameThe Sacred Balance: Rediscovering Our Place in Nature
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGeography & Geosciences
Publication Year2008
TypeTextbook
AuthorDavid Suzuki, Adrienne Mason, Amanda Mcconnell
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height195 mm
Item Weight423 g
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Country/Region of ManufactureAustralia
Title_AuthorAmanda Mcconnell, Adrienne Mason, David Suzuki