The Revenge of Gaia: Earth's Climate Crisis & the Fate of Humanity - Softcover

Lovelock, Honorary Visiting Fellow James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0465041698 ISBN 13: 9780465041695

Publisher: Basic Books, 2007

Synopsis

The key insight of Gaia Theory is that the entire Earth functions as a single living super-organism. But according to James Lovelock, the theory's originator, that organism is now sick. It is running a fever born of increased atmospheric greenhouse gases. Earth will adjust to these stresses, but the human race faces a severe test. It is already too late, Lovelock says, to prevent the global climate from "flipping" into an entirely new equilibrium that will threaten civilization as we know it. But we can do much to save humanity. In the tradition of "Silent Spring," this is a call to address a major threat to our collective future.

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Review:

"His final testament about the catastrophe of global warming is probably the most important book for decades."

"Luminous.... Because it so full of vital and interesting facts, Revenge is essential reading for anyone interested in climate change."

"Lovelock will go down in history as the scientist who changed our view of the Earth.... İThe Revenge of Gaia¨ is the most important book ever to be published on the environmental crisis." -- John Gray

About the Author:

James Lovelock is the originator of Gaia Theory, on which he has written several books. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1974. He has received honorary Doctorates in Science from seven universities in England, Sweden, and the United States. He was made a C.B.E. in 1990, and in 2003 a Companion of Honour by Her Majesty the Queen. He lives in Cornwall, Britain.

About this edition

• Publisher: Basic Books
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0465041698
• ISBN 13: 9780465041695
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208