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Suzuki is the author of 52 books, nineteen of which are for children. David suzuki is an internationally renowned geneticist and environmentalist and a recipient of unescos kalinga prize for the popularization of science and the 2009 right livelihood award. The author, david suzuki, does draws from the many indigenous traditions around the world that have preserved the knowledge of the central role of these elements in maintaining the balance of life on this earth. 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 humanitys basic needs. Save up to 80% by choosing the etextbook option for isbn. David suzukis most popular book is the sacred balance. Most of suzukis books focus on environmental research and sustainability. Rediscovering our place in nature 1997, canadian author and environmentalist david suzuki examines the ways in which humanity threatens the earths elemental gifts, on which it relies in order to survive.
When it was first published in 1997, david suzukis the sacred balance. The sacred balance david suzuki, amanda mcconnell and. 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. Rediscovering our place in nature provided an insightful, heartfelt commentary on the dangers that humanity was facing and creating as a result of its disconnection from the natural world. In the series, david suzuki goes on a journey to meet the best minds of the age. His first published book, an introduction to genetic analysis, was published in 1976 but is still the most widelyread genetics textbook in the us and has been translated into seven other languages. And it seems that his pleas did not go unheard, for the book did quite well. Published january 12th 2006 by greystone books first published 1997.
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The sacred balance is most impressive for the masterful way suzuki blends hard, cold scientific data with a much more holistic understanding of how we human animals are more than just the sum of our natural parts. Rediscovering our place in nature by david suzuki offers a conceptual understanding of the human condition and an ecologically sustainable, satisfying and honorable way of life in the world enveloping us all in this day and age. The sacred balance by david suzuki overdrive rakuten. The book was rereleased in 2007 with more uptodate. This is one of those books that should be required reading for everyone. David suzuki books list of books by author david suzuki. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The sacred balance by david suzuki and publisher greystone books. This special 10th anniversary edition of the david suzuki classic, reexamines our place in the natural world in light of sweeping environmental changes and recent advances in scientific knowledge. It presents a new inclusive vision of nature in which we human beings are intimately connected to all life processes on earth. A long time activist to reverse global climate change, suzuki cofounded the david suzuki foundation in 1990, to work to find ways for society to live in balance with the natural world that sustains us.
The majority of david suzukis books have been a response to the processes causing environmental degradation. 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. Quotations from literature and sacred texts are juxtaposed with images from many cultures and geographies. The book is organized around the seven elements that provide the setting and the drama for our complex and multileveled lives. David suzuki foundation greystone books, vancouver toronto berkeley, 2007. Suzuki reveals how dependent humankind is upon the planets water, soil, sunlight, and the breath of its vegetation. The sacred balance is a well written book that avoids the use of emotional appeals in favour of simple logic and reason. In this extensively revised and enlarged edition of his bestselling book, david suzuki reflects on the increasingly radical changes in nature and science from.
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