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The Revenge of Gaia: Earth's Climate Crisis & the Fate of Humanity

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The key insight of Gaia Theory is that the entire Earth functions as a single living super-organism. But according to James Lovelock, the theory's originator, that organism is now sick. It is running a fever born of increased atmospheric greenhouse gases. Earth will adjust to these stresses, but the human race faces a severe test. It is already too late, Lovelock says, to prevent the global climate from "flipping" into an entirely new equilibrium that will threaten civilization as we know it. But we can do much to save humanity. In the tradition of Silent Spring, this is a call to address a major threat to our collective future.

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From: Amazon Posted: Jun 19, 2008 Type: User Review Revenge of Gaia

This book was bought for my husband. He liked it very much. He had borrowed it from the library and wanted his own copy.
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From: Amazon Posted: May 29, 2008 Type: User Review Lovelock's Disease

Bad science incorrect facts and statistics underpinned by the ludicrous Gaia hypothesis . Luckily I will be around to see that he will be as wrong about the nature , magnitude and likely future impacts of Global Warming as he was in the 1970's...
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From: Amazon Posted: Mar 31, 2008 Type: User Review Very good book for every one interested in the environment

Though several thought in the book are controversial, some facts are exaggerated while others aren't mentioned, I found this book very interesting and useful.
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From: Amazon Posted: Feb 21, 2008 Type: User Review The Revenge of Gaia: Earth's CLimate Crisis and the Fate of Humanity

I liked the review up until the point when I read that Lovelock was "vigorously" advocating nuclear power as part of the solution to the earth's "fever" (global warming). Living in New Mexico where I have seen (and fought against) first hand...
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From: Amazon Posted: Feb 08, 2008 Type: User Review A must read

This book should be a mandatory read for everyone who claims to be a member of the earth's "dominant species". The content is entirely readable for anyone with reasonable command of the English language. As one who has spent seventy nine years on...
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From: Amazon Posted: Jan 20, 2008 Type: User Review Alas, superb!


If you want to know what the future has in store for us, you should read this book. And be frightened, and act!


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From: Amazon Posted: Jan 08, 2008 Type: User Review A Clear Discussion Of The Global Warming Issue

James Lovelock uses his Gaia theory to explain the current state of the world and why he feels the whole debate about Global Warming should be considered over since it is already starting and what we do at this point will not stop it. He...
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From: Amazon Posted: Dec 18, 2007 Type: User Review An eye opener

Whether you believe that Gaia's theory is the answer you are looking for or that is another theory "out there." This short book will leave you thinking. Lovelock does a good job at bringing new arguments to the nuclear power's debate. A must-read...
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From: Amazon Posted: Dec 09, 2007 Type: User Review Thought provoking look at our future on earth

I ordered this book because I read a Rolling Stone article on Lovelock and I was interested to read more about this "gloomier" version of what is going to happen to the Earth.

I didn't find it that dark or gloomy--certainly there is...
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From: Amazon Posted: Dec 08, 2007 Type: User Review timely

I really enjoyed the book, though I am not a fan of Michael Moore or other political incendiaries. The problem is much bigger than we can realize, and the solution requires more honesty and facing the facts that we are heading into a dark time in...
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