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This special 10th anniversary edition of the David Suzuki classic, re-examines our place in the natural world in light of sweeping environmental changes and recent advances in scientific knowledge.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.
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Social ecology, Human ecology, Philosophy, Environmental degradation, Conservation of natural resources, Philosophy of nature, Nature, Nonfiction, Ecologie sociale, Ecologie humaine, Sciences naturelles, Ouvrages illustres, Environmental Studies, Nature/Ecology, Ecology, Environmental Conservation & Protection - General, Life Sciences - Ecology, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, Nature and nurture, Nature, effect of human beings onShowing 7 featured editions. View all 11 editions?
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The sacred balance: rediscovering our place in nature
2008, Allen & Unwin
in English
- Updated & expanded ed.
174175416X 9781741754162
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The sacred balance: rediscovering our place in nature : with a new introduction
2002, Greystone Books
in English
- 1st pbk. ed. 1999.
0898868971 9780898868975
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The sacred balance: a visual celebration of our place in nature
2002, Greystone Books
in English
1550549669 9781550549669
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The sacred balance: rediscovering our place in nature
1999, Greystone Books, Mountaineers
in English
- 1st pbk. ed.
1550546910 9781550546910
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The sacred balance: rediscovering our place in nature
1998, Prometheus Books
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1573921998 9781573921992
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The sacred balance: rediscovering our place in nature
1997, Greystone Books
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1550545485 9781550545487
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