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Carbon : the book of life / Paul Hawken.

Hawken, Paul, (author.).

Summary:

Carbon is the only element that animates the entirety of the living world. Though comprising a tiny fraction of Earth's composition, our planet is lifeless without it. Yet it is maligned as the driver of climate change, scorned as an errant element blamed for the possible demise of civilization. Here, Paul Hawken looks at the flow of life through the lens of carbon. Embracing a panoramic view of carbon's omnipresence, he explores how this ubiquitous and essential element extends into every aperture of existence and shapes the entire fabric of life. Hawken charts a course across our planetary history, guiding us into the realms of plants, animals, insects, fungi, food, and farms to offer a new narrative for embracing carbon's life-giving power and its possibilities for the future of human endeavor.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780525427445
  • ISBN: 0525427449
  • Physical Description: 243 pages ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Viking, [2025]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-229) and index.
Subject: Carbon > Physiological effect.
Carbon cycle (Biogeochemistry)
Carbon > Environmental aspects.
Chemistry, Organic.
Climatic changes > Effect of human beings on.
Green movement > Philosophy.

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  • 1 of 2 copies available at Sage Library System.

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Baker County Library 577.144 .H392c 2025 (Text) 37814003714400 NON-FICTION - NEW Available -


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