Tim Flannery
Here On Earth:
an argument for hope
234 x 153mm, 352pp, Paperback
Book of the Month September 2010
Australian: $19.95 (Approx. US $21, Euro €16)
ISBN 9781921656668
Worldwide 7 - 10 days, Australia 3 - 7 business days
About the Book
Our Book of the Month for September is a change of direction: the history covered here by Tim Flannery is rather wider than the history of Sydney, or of the voyage period. It is a history of life on our planet, written by someone who has studied the microcosm of history to write about the macrocosm. Professor Flannery's published works include many of more obvious antiquarian interest, like his "The Birth of Sydney" and "The Explorers". Professor Flannery has also published modern editions of books by Flinders, Tench and Nicol. But we don't need an excuse to promote his remarkable new book. As his publisher says, Here on Earth draws its points of departure from Darwin and Wallace as well as Lovelock and Dawkins. "It 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." The climate debate has many becoming committed to extremes, or becoming ostriches. Flannery is the writer whom we have learned to trust for reasoned and informed argument on the wider scale. His "The Weather Makers" pointed the way to this masterly new book which we can heartily recommend. Here on Earth is officially published at the end of this month: you can place orders with us immediately either through our publication page or by emailing us and asking to be informed when we can deliver copies.