An Explorer's Notebook: Essays on Life, History and Climate

Tim Flannery

ISBN 10: 1921145951 / ISBN 13: 9781921145957

Published by Text, 2007

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, . NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.Author: Timothy FlanneryFormat: Paperback Number of Pages: 304An Explorer's Notebook is an exhilarating selection of Tim Flannery's essays and articles written over a period of twenty-five years. In them we see his evolution from the young scientist doing fieldwork in remote locations to the major thinker who has changed the way we all think about climate and the threat that global warming presents to our planet. 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 population, water and the stresses we have put on our environment. He writes about how we can try to predict our own future by learning about the profound history of life on Earth, and the threads that bind us all together as Australians. In An Explorer's Notebook Flannery, the Australian of the Year, also writes about the challenges which face us, his fellow citizens, in dealing with the climate crisis that is now upon us.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: An Explorer's Notebook: Essays on Life, History and Climate
• Publisher: Text
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1921145951
• ISBN 13: 9781921145957
• Binding: Secondhand, Paperback
• Book Type: Secondhand, Paperback

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Synopsis

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