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Half-Earth: Our Planet's Fight for Life Audiobook
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Half-Earth proposes an achievable plan to save our imperiled biosphere: devote half the surface of the Earth to nature.
Edward O. Wilson, Pulitzer Prize winner and world-renowned biologist, states that in order to stave off the mass extinction of species, including our own, we must move swiftly to preserve the biodiversity of our planet.
In elegiac prose, Wilson documents the many ongoing extinctions that are imminent, paying tribute to creatures great and small, not the least of them the two Sumatran rhinos whom he encountered in captivity. Uniquely, Half-Earth considers not only the large animals and star species of plants but also the millions of invertebrate animals and microorganisms that, despite being overlooked, form the foundations of Earth's ecosystems.
In this visionary blueprint for saving the planet, Half-Earth argues that the situation facing us is too large to be solved piecemeal and proposes a solution commensurate with the magnitude of the problem: dedicate fully half the surface of the Earth to nature. Identifying actual regions of the planet that can still be reclaimed―such as the California redwood forest, the Amazon River basin, and grasslands of the Serengeti, among others―Wilson puts aside the prevailing pessimism of our times .
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“An exuberant and optimistic plan for dealing with [climate change]…[as] ‘a biological species tied to this particular biological world.’”
— Sierra magazine
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“An audacious idea that might jump-start a lagging conversation about a burning issue.”
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“An audacious and concrete proposal…[for] our place on the planet.”
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“Wilson’s passion for the planet shines through on these pages. He looks at life in its broadest, grandest sweep.”
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“As an outline of our terrible ecological plight, it does a first-class job."
— The Guardian (London)
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About Edward O. Wilson
Edward O. Wilson (1929-2021) was the author of more than thirty books, including Anthill, Letters to a Young Scientist, and The Conquest of Nature. The winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, he was a professor emeritus at Harvard University.
About Jonathan Hogan
Jonathan Hogan is a stage, television, and film actor. He has appeared in several episodes of Law & Order, as well as One Life to Live, As the World Turns, and Ryan’s Hope. In 1985 his performance in the play As Is earned him a Tony Award nomination.