The David Suzuki Reader

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Publisher : Greystone Books
ISBN 13 : 1771640286
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (716 download)

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Book Synopsis The David Suzuki Reader by : David Suzuki

Download or read book The David Suzuki Reader written by David Suzuki and published by Greystone Books. This book was released on 2014-08-23 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this revised and expanded edition of his collected writings, David Suzuki continues to explore the themes that have informed his work for more than four decades — the interconnectedness of all things, our misguided elevation of economics above all else, the urgent need to deal with climate change — but with an increased emphasis on solutions to the myriad problems we face, his inspiring vision for the future, and the legacy he hopes to leave behind. There is also more emphasis on the personal, as he recounts episodes from his childhood and early adulthood and speaks eloquently about old age, death, and the abiding role of nature and family in his life. Written with clarity, passion, and wisdom, this book is essential for anyone who is an admirer of David Suzuki, who wants to understand what science can and can’t do, or who wants to make a difference.

The David Suzuki Reader, 2nd Edition

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Publisher : Greystone Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1771640278
Total Pages : 456 pages
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Download or read book The David Suzuki Reader, 2nd Edition written by David Suzuki and published by Greystone Books Ltd. This book was released on 2014 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the leading environmentalists in the country explores a wide range of issues, including globalization, greed, and political cowardice, while warning against blind faith in technology, economics, and politics. Original.

David Suzuki

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Publisher : Greystone Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 192668513X
Total Pages : 416 pages
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Book Synopsis David Suzuki by : David Suzuki

Download or read book David Suzuki written by David Suzuki and published by Greystone Books Ltd. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Suzuki’s autobiography limns a life dedicated to making the world a better place. The book expands on the early years covered in Metamorphosis and continues to the present, when, at age 70, Suzuki reflects on his entire life — and his hopes for the future. The book begins with his life-changing experience of racism interned in a World War II concentration camp, and goes on to discuss his teenage years, his college and postgraduate experiences in the U.S., and his career as a geneticist and then as the host of The Nature of Things. With characteristic candor and passion, he describes how he became a leading environmentalist, writer, and thinker; the establishment of the David Suzuki Foundation; his world travels and meetings with luminaries like Nelson Mandela and the Dalai Lama; and the abiding role of nature and family in his life. David Suzuki is an intimate and inspiring look at a modern-day visionary.

It's a Matter of Survival

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Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674469709
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (697 download)

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Book Synopsis It's a Matter of Survival by : Anita Gordon

Download or read book It's a Matter of Survival written by Anita Gordon and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are facing ecological disasters that will affect our ability to survive and the crisis is forcing us to reexamine the entire value system that has governed our lives for the past two thousand years.

The Legacy

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Publisher : Greystone Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1553655702
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (536 download)

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Book Synopsis The Legacy by : David Suzuki

Download or read book The Legacy written by David Suzuki and published by Greystone Books Ltd. This book was released on 2010 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers the author's thoughts about the destructive relationship that now exists between humans and nature, and a proposition to adopt a holistic worldview in order to save the planet.

Wisdom of the Elders

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Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 0553372637
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (533 download)

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Download or read book Wisdom of the Elders written by David Suzuki and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 1993-09-01 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth, meticulously documented exploration of the ecological wisdom of Native Peoples from around the world Arranged thematically, Wisdom of the Elders contains sacred stories and traditions on the interrelationships between humans and the environment as well as perspectives from modern science, which more often than not validate the sacred, ancient Wisdom of the Elders. Native peoples and environments discussed range from the Inuit Arctic and the Native Americans of the Northwest coast, the Sioux of the Plains, and the Pueblo, Hopi, and Navajo of the Southwest to the Australian Outback, to the rich, fecund tropics of Africa, Malaysia, and the Amazon. “Our technological civilization is speeding toward a violent collision with nature, and we are threatening the ability of the Earth—our home—to support life as we know it. Suzuki and Knudtson’s extraordinary work powerfully reminds us that we are indeed one with the Earth. We are truly indebted to them for charting for us the course toward a healthy and sustaining relationship with our planet.”—Vice President Al Gore

Letters to My Grandchildren

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Publisher : Greystone Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 177164088X
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (716 download)

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Download or read book Letters to My Grandchildren written by David Suzuki and published by Greystone Books Ltd. This book was released on 2015 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his most important book since "The Sacred Balance" and his most personal ever, revered activist and thinker David Suzuki draws on the experiences and wisdom he has gained over his long life and offers advice, stories, and inspiration to his six grandchildren.

Everything Under the Sun

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Publisher : Greystone Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1553655281
Total Pages : 288 pages
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Book Synopsis Everything Under the Sun by : Ian Hanington

Download or read book Everything Under the Sun written by Ian Hanington and published by Greystone Books Ltd. This book was released on 2012 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Co-published by the David Suzuki Foundation.

The Sacred Balance

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Publisher : Greystone Books
ISBN 13 : 1926685490
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (266 download)

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Download or read book The Sacred Balance written by David Suzuki and published by Greystone Books. This book was released on 2009-05-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this extensively revised and enlarged edition of his best-selling book, David Suzuki reflects on the increasingly radical changes in nature and science — from global warming to the science behind mother/baby interactions — and examines what they mean for humankind’s place in the world. The book begins by presenting the concept of people as creatures of the Earth who depend on its gifts of air, water, soil, and sun energy. The author explains how people are genetically programmed to crave the company of other species, and how people suffer enormously when they fail to live in harmony with them. Suzuki analyzes those deep spiritual needs, rooted in nature, that are a crucial component of a loving world. Drawing on his own experiences and those of others who have put their beliefs into action, The Sacred Balance is a powerful, passionate book with concrete suggestions for creating an ecologically sustainable, satisfying, and fair future by rediscovering and addressing humanity’s basic needs.

Eating Dirt

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Publisher : Greystone Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1553657926
Total Pages : 264 pages
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Book Synopsis Eating Dirt by : Charlotte Gill

Download or read book Eating Dirt written by Charlotte Gill and published by Greystone Books Ltd. This book was released on 2012 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charlotte Gill spent twenty years working as a tree planter in Canadian forests. In this book, she examines the environmental impact of logging and celebrates the value of forests from a perspective of some one whose work caught them between environmentalists and loggers.

Tree

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Publisher : Greystone Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1926685539
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (266 download)

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Book Synopsis Tree by : David Suzuki

Download or read book Tree written by David Suzuki and published by Greystone Books Ltd. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Only God can make a tree,” wrote Joyce Kilmer in one of the most celebrated of poems. In Tree: A Life Story, authors David Suzuki and Wayne Grady extend that celebration in a “biography” of this extraordinary — and extraordinarily important — organism. A story that spans a millennium and includes a cast of millions but focuses on a single tree, a Douglas fir, Tree describes in poetic detail the organism’s modest origins that begin with a dramatic burst of millions of microscopic grains of pollen. The authors recount the amazing characteristics of the species, how they reproduce and how they receive from and offer nourishment to generations of other plants and animals. The tree’s pivotal role in making life possible for the creatures around it — including human beings — is lovingly explored. The richly detailed text and Robert Bateman’s original art pay tribute to this ubiquitous organism that is too often taken for granted.

Empire of the Beetle

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Publisher : Greystone Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1553658949
Total Pages : 240 pages
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Book Synopsis Empire of the Beetle by : Andrew Nikiforuk

Download or read book Empire of the Beetle written by Andrew Nikiforuk and published by Greystone Books Ltd. This book was released on 2011-07-22 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning in the late 1980s, a series of improbable bark beetle outbreaks unsettled iconic forests and communities across western North America. An insect the size of a rice kernel eventually killed more than 30 billion pine and spruce trees from Alaska to New Mexico. Often appearing in masses larger than schools of killer whales, the beetles engineered one of the world's greatest forest die-offs since the deforestation of Europe by peasants between the eleventh and thirteenth centuries. The beetle didn't act alone. Misguided science, out-of-control logging, bad public policy, and a hundred years of fire suppression created a volatile geography that released the world's oldest forest manager from all natural constraints. Like most human empires, the beetles exploded wildly and then crashed, leaving in their wake grieving landowners, humbled scientists, hungry animals, and altered watersheds. Although climate change triggered this complex event, human arrogance assuredly set the table. With little warning, an ancient insect pointedly exposed the frailty of seemingly stable manmade landscapes. Drawing on first-hand accounts from entomologists, botanists, foresters, and rural residents, award-winning journalist Andrew Nikiforuk, investigates this unprecedented beetle plague, its startling implications, and the lessons it holds.

More Than Honey

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Publisher : Greystone Books
ISBN 13 : 1771641002
Total Pages : 167 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (716 download)

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Book Synopsis More Than Honey by : Markus Imhoof

Download or read book More Than Honey written by Markus Imhoof and published by Greystone Books. This book was released on 2015-09-26 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The acclaimed director shares a gorgeously photographed and “wonderfully thorough immersion in the world of bees and beekeeping” (Rowan Jacobsen, author of Fruitless Fall). The saying goes that without bees, humankind would only survive for four more years; these crucial pollinators are, indeed, worth more than honey. In his award-winning documentary More Than Honey, Markus Imhoof introduced audiences to the fascinating world of bees and the perils of Colony Collapse Disorder. Now Imhoof joins with nature writer Claus-Peter Lieckfeld to go deeper into the complex relationship between bees and humans. This book examines the history and current status of our relationship to and reliance on bees while exposing the human behaviors contributing to the decline of the bee population—a decline that could ultimately contribute directly to a world food problem. Illustrated with jaw-droppingly detailed photos of bees, More Than Honey is a fascinating, accessible overview of a species that is inextricably tied to our survival.

From Naked Ape to Superspecies

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Publisher : Greystone Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1926685199
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (266 download)

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Download or read book From Naked Ape to Superspecies written by David Suzuki and published by Greystone Books Ltd. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For millennia, we lived in harmony with the Earth, taking only what we required to survive. But in just the past few centuries, we have used our powers to satisfy our obsession with consumption and new technology, without regard for the consequences. And in doing so, we have exploited our surroundings on an unprecedented scale. In this revised and updated edition of From Naked Ape to Superspecies, David Suzuki and Holly Dressel lucidly describe how we have evolved beyond our needs, trampling other species, believing that we can make the Earth work the way we want it to. And they introduce us to the people who are fighting back, those who are resisting the inexorable advance of the "global economy" juggernaut, the people whose voices are difficult to hear over the din of corporate public relations machines. We learn about how human arrogance—demonstrated by our disregard for the small and microscopic species that constitute the Earth’s engine and our reckless use of technological inventions like powerful herbicides or genetically engineered crops—is threatening the health of our children and the safety of our food supply.

Bees

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ISBN 13 : 9781553653219
Total Pages : 127 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (532 download)

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Book Synopsis Bees by : Candace Sherk Savage

Download or read book Bees written by Candace Sherk Savage and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This little book considers the diversity and biology of bees, including their peculiar socio-sexual arrangement (pity the poor drone), their quirky relationships with flowers, and their startling mental abilities what are we to make of insects that communicate through symbolic dance?

Earth Time

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ISBN 13 : 9781864489415
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (894 download)

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Book Synopsis Earth Time by : David T. Suzuki

Download or read book Earth Time written by David T. Suzuki and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are we going too fast to stop? Is there another way? A new collection of essays from the bestselling author and environmentalist David Suzuki.

Prairie

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Publisher : Greystone Books
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Total Pages : 328 pages
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Book Synopsis Prairie by : Candace Savage

Download or read book Prairie written by Candace Savage and published by Greystone Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thorough, Detailed, and scientifically up-to-date, Prairie: A Natural History provides a comprehensive, nontechnical guide to the biology and ecology of the prairies, or the Great Plains grasslands of North America. Extending from Alberta south to Texas and from the Rockies east to the Mississippi River, the prairies are among the largest ecosystems in North America. Until recently, they were also one of the richest and most magnificent natural grasslands in the world. Today, however, they are among the most altered environments on Earth. Beginning with the geological and biological evolution of the region, the book goes on to describe the relationship between the climate and the native grasses; the fertile prairie soil with its menagerie of microbes, worms, mites, and ants; and the ecology of the rangelands, aquatic habitats, woodlands, and croplands. The book ends with an assessment of the conservation status of the region and outlines the growing interest in restoring and conserving prairie ecosystems. Despite the many changes the Great Plains have undergone, Savage calls the prairies a land-scape of hope -- a place that has experienced the onslaught of modernization yet still inspires us with its splendor. Written in a personable, engaging style, Prairie introduces us to such beguiling creatures as ants that tend and rear butterfly larvae, mussels whose young must attach themselves to the gills or fins of passing fish before they mature, ancient orders of fish that grope through silty prairie rivers, and pronghorns that are the fastest runners on Earth. Then there are male spotted sandpipers, which rear their nestlings while the females pursue other mates, and striped skunks that slumber through the winter in groups of a dozen or more. Throughout the book, spectacular full-color photographs and elegant black-and-white line drawings illustrate the beauty and diversity of the North American heartland. Both an authoritative reference and an easy-to-read guide, Prairie: A Natural History is a must for anyone who wants to know more about the dazzling natural variety of the prairies. Book jacket.