From the Moon to Rhinos: Story of a Geologist, a Manager and a Conservationist - Hardcover

Sofisti, Michele; Compagno, Giuliano

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8869774597 ISBN 13: 9788869774591

Publisher: Mimesis International, 2024

Synopsis

From the Moon to Rhinos is the story of Michele Sofisti, a Geologist who became a valued and itinerant manager – in Ferrari, Omega, Swatch, Gucci – and then actively “returned” to Nature, engaging in the conservation of animal species, forests, and oceans. It is a collection of life experiences, meetings, and emotions laid bare. It is an ongoing journey that aims to sensitize people to believe that a change towards a better interaction between humans and the natural world, which feeds and sustains us, is possible and must be undertaken instantly. This journey symbolically began with the Apollo missions on the Moon – which, for the first time, showed us the uniqueness of our wonderful planet from a new perspective – and ends with Rhinos that are slaughtered for their horn and have unfortunately become a symbol of human ignorance and greed, proving and confirming how the stupidity of a few people in interacting with Nature can be extremely destructive for everyone. The story’s intent – narrated amidst tennis and skiing, Ferraris and wonderful watches – is to convey a final message and spur the reader to act urgently and positively towards our planet, yet not to save it, as planet Earth can go on without us, but to preserve ourselves and our future generations.

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About the Authors

After working some time as a Geologist, Michele Sofisti entered the world of luxury brands as CEO (Ferrari, Omega, Swatch, Gucci Watches&Jewellery, Girard Perregaux). In 2005, he founded his consulting firm Sofos Management. Love for Nature has always played a fundamental role in his life. He was a member of the Council of Advisors of the National Geographic Society in Washington, and is presently an NGO Resolve Advisor, a Member of the NGO GLOBAL CONSERVATION CORPS Board in South Africa, Partner of NAZTU.com, a company active in South Africa and Zambia for regenerative agriculture and conservation of wildlife habitat.

Giuliano Compagno has been working for years in infraordinary literature and non-homogeneous intellectual poetics of the European Twentieth century. His Master of Thought was Mario Perniola. Other works published by Mimesis: Troppo vicino, troppo lontano (1996); Era Mario Perniola (2019), Canada with P. Quattrocchi (2022).

Edition details

• Publisher: Mimesis International
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8869774597
• ISBN 13: 9788869774591
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 216