An Explorer's Notebook
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On Sale:
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17/03/2008
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Formats:
Trade paperback | E-Book
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The Weather Makers catapulted Tim Flannery’s name into global
consciousness; now he is known as one of the world’s foremost experts on climate
change. But he didn’t just come into his knowledge and interest overnight. With
its selection of exhilarating essays and articles written over the past 25
years, An Explorer’s Notebook charts the evolution of a young scientist
doing fieldwork in remote locations to the major thinker who has changed the way
we all view our actions in the face of global warming.
Flannery writes about his journeys in the jungles of New
Guinea and Irian Jaya, about the extraordinary people he met and the species he
discovered. He writes about matters as wideranging as love, insects, population,
water and the stresses we put on the environment. He explores how we can predict
our own future by understanding the profound history of life on Earth. He also
chronicles the recent seismic shift in the world’s attitude toward climate
change, noting the deep impact felt by all of us. He writes on a wide variety of
topics, from the huge increase in the number of accidental falls experienced by
Winnipeg pedestrians each winter to the huge decrease in traditional
circumcisions in the African Samburun tribe—a decrease that is devastating the
tribe’s social order.
For the millions who read The Weather Makers and for
those interested in wildlife or the environment—and in wonderful storytelling—An
Explorer’s Notebook is a must-read book.
“Canadians are avid readers, and serious books can influence the course of
their politics. Just prior to my arrival in early 2006, a new government had
been elected. . . . At the time my tour started, Canada was chairing Kyoto’s
Council of Parties for some crucial meetings, and the Harper government seemed
hell-bent on destroying the entire process. Everywhere I spoke, the audiences
were huge—typically around 1,000—and they showed deep embarrassment at Harper’s
approach to Kyoto.”
—From An Explorer’s Notebook
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Author Extras
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Now or Never
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The Weather Makers
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