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Here On Earth
Published 27 September 2010
ISBN 9781921656668
Format Trade Paperback
Extent 336pp
AU Price $24.99
NZ Price $30.00

Here On Earth

An Argument for Hope

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27 Sept 2010
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27 Sept 2010
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We stand at a crossroads, where comprehension of our place in nature—of our true abilities and of our history—is supremely important. We have formed a global civilisation of unprecedented might, driven forward by the power of our minds—a civilisation which is transforming our Earth. We are masters of technology, and of comprehension, but it's what we believe that may, from now on, determine our fate.
Tim Flannery's first major book since The Weather Makers charts the history of life on our planet. Here on Earth, which draws its points of departure from Darwin and Wallace, Lovelock and Dawkins, is an extraordinary exploration of evolution and sustainability. Our success as a species has had disastrous effects on many of the Earth's ecosystems and could lead to our downfall. But equally, Flannery argues, we are now equipped as never before to explore our true relationship with the planet on which our biological, economic and cultural futures depend. Here on Earth is not just a dazzling account of life on our planet. It will change the way you live.
Published 27 September 2010
ISBN 9781921656668
Format Trade Paperback
Extent 336pp
AU Price $24.99
NZ Price $30.00

About the author

Tim Flannery

Tim Flannery is a paleontologist, an explorer, a conservationist and a leading writer on climate change. His books include the award-winning international bestseller The Weather Makers, and Here on Earth, Atmosphere of Hope and Europe: The First 100 Million Years, as well as his previous collaboration with his daughter, Emma Flannery, Big Meg.
portrait photo of Tim Flannery

Also by Tim Flannery

A Brief History of Climate Folly
Big Meg
The Climate Cure
Life
Europe
Sunlight and Seaweed
Atmosphere of Hope
See all

Praise for Here On Earth

PRAISE FOR TIM FLANNERY AND THE WEATHER MAKERS

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'It would be hard to imagine a better or more important book.' Bill Bryson

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'Like Jared Diamond and Stephen Jay Gould, Tim Flannery has the ability to take complex ideas and—seemingly effortlessly—make them accessible.' Sydney Morning Herald

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'A pleasure to read, alive with Flannery's wonder and delight in the natural world.' Financial Times (UK)

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'Flannery's writerly art stirs the imagination to pay attention.' Australian Literary Review

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'At last, here is a clear and readable account of one of the most important but controversial issues facing everyone in the world today. If you are not already addicted to Tim Flannery's writing, discover him now.' Jared Diamond

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'Flannery…offers a flamboyant, Big Picture approach to understanding climate change … It is engagingly written and replete with eloquent analogies that make complex scientific ideas readily digestible.' Australian Book Review

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'This compelling account of climate change is inspired by the holistic worldview of Australia's Aborigines and James Lovelock's Gaia theory, and it provides an excellent summary of the state we're in'. Guardian (UK)

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