Here on Earth
A Twin Biography of the Planet and the Human Race
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Beschrijving
Discovers the source of life and how it has developed into the wonder around us today. From ant-colonies to zinc mining, this book takes us on a journey around the world and from the top of the food-chain to the very chemicals of which we are made, and explores how the fate of humanity is in our own hands.
A defiantly optimistic book ... beautifully written
Flannery is a wonderful writer, an original scientist, and a gifted populariser
A triumph ... a well-written, persuasive and at times alarming venture into past, present and future ... deserves to be widely read
Flannery's writing never fails to please
Tim Flannery is an internationally acclaimed scientist, explorer and conservationist, described by Sir David Attenborough as being 'in the league of the all-time great explorers like Dr David Livingstone'. His books include
The Future Eaters
,
The Eternal Frontier
,
Throwim Way Leg
,
A Gap in Nature, Country
and
The Weather Makers
('one of the most influential books of the twentieth century'
Guardian
)