David Suzuki (eBook)

The Autobiography

David Suzuki (Autor)

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2009 | First Trade Paper Edition
416 Seiten
Greystone Books (Verlag)
978-1-926685-13-7 (ISBN)

Infos

David Suzukis autobiography limns a life dedicated to making the world a better place. The book expands on the early years covered in Metamorphosis and continues to the present, when, at age 70, Suzuki reflects on his entire life and his hopes for the future. The book begins with his life-changing experience of racism interned in a World War II concentration camp, and goes on to discuss his teenage years, his college and postgraduate experiences in the U.S., and his career as a geneticist and then as the host of The Nature of Things. With characteristic candor and passion, he describes how he became a leading environmentalist, writer, and thinker; the establishment of the David Suzuki Foundation; his world travels and meetings with luminaries like Nelson Mandela and the Dalai Lama; and the abiding role of nature and family in his life. David Suzuki is an intimate and inspiring look at a modern-day visionary.

Autor

David Suzuki is an acclaimed geneticist and environmentalist, the host of The Nature of Things on CBC Television, and the founder and chair of the David Suzuki Foundation . He is the author of more than forty books, including Good News for a Change, From Naked Ape to Superspecies, The Sacred Balance, and Tree. He is the recipient of Unesco’s Kalinga Prize for Science, the United Nations Environmental Medal, the UNEP’s Global 500 award, and has been named a Companion of the Order of Canada. In addition, he holds eighteen honorary degrees and he has been adopted into three First Nations clans. Suzuki lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Inhalt

Chapter 1: My Happy Childhood in Racist British ColumbiaChapter 2: College and a Burgeoning CareerChapter 3: A New CareerChapter 4: Stand-ups and Fall-downsChapter 5: Family MattersChapter 6: Haida Gwaii and the Stein ValleyChapter 7: Adventures in the AmazonChapter 8: Protecting Paiakan’s Forest HomeChapter 9: A Step Back in TimeChapter 10: Down UnderChapter 11: Starting the David Suzuki FoundationChapter 12: Up and RunningChapter 13: Rio and the Earth SummitChapter 14: Papua New GuineaChapter 15: Kyoto and Climate ChangeChapter 16: Reflections on Science and TechnologyChapter 17: A Culture of CelebrityChapter 18: Thoughts as I Grow Old

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.7.2009
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Technik
• ISBN-10: 1-926685-13-X / 192668513X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-926685-13-7 / 9781926685137