Research Catalog

Title

The sacred balance : rediscovering our place in nature / David Suzuki ; with Amanda McConnell & Adrienne Mason.

Author

Suzuki, David, 1936-

Publication

Vancouver : Greystone Books, c2007.

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Additional Authors

• Mason, Adrienne
• McConnell, Amanda

Description

359 p. : ill.; 22 cm.

Summary

In this extensively revised and enlarged edition of his best-selling book, David Suzuki reflects on the increasingly radical changes in nature and science - from global warming to the science behind mother/baby interactions - and examines what they mean for humankind's place in the world. The book begins by presenting the concept of people as creatures of the Earth who depend on its gifts of air, water, soil, and sun energy. The author explains how people are genetically programmed to crave the company of other species, and how people suffer enormously when they fail to live in harmony with them. Suzuki analyzes those deep spiritual needs, rooted in nature, that are a crucial component of a loving world. Drawing on his own experiences and those of others who have put their beliefs into action, The Sacred Balance is a powerful, passionate book with concrete suggestions for creating an ecologically sustainable, satisfying, and fair future by rediscovering and addressing humanity's basic needs.

Subject

• Human ecology
• Social ecology
• Écologie humaine
• Écologie sociale

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

1 Homo Sapiens: Born of the Earth 19 -- 2 The Breath of All Green Things 50 -- 3 The Oceans Flowing Through Our Veins 81 -- 4 Made from the Soil 114 -- 5 The Divine Fire 156 -- 6 Protected by Our Kin 183 -- 7 The Law of Love 227 -- 8 Sacred Matter 264 -- 9 Restoring the Balance 293.

ISBN

• 9781553651666
• 1553651669

OCLC

156890016

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library