Half-Earth

Our Planet's Fight for Life

By: Edward O. Wilson

Narrated by: Jonathan Hogan

Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins

Publisher's summary

Refusing to accept the mass extinction of species as an inevitability, "the world's greatest naturalist" (Jeffrey Sachs) proposes a plan to save Earth's imperiled biosphere. Half-Earth resoundingly concludes the best-selling trilogy begun by The Social Conquest of Earth and The Meaning of Human Existence, a National Book Award finalist.

History is not a prerogative of the human species, Edward O. Wilson declares in Half-Earth, a brave work that becomes a radical redefinition of human history. Demonstrating that we blindly ignore the histories of millions of other species, Wilson warns of a point of no return that is imminent. Angrily challenging the fashionable theories of anthropocenes, who contend that humans can survive alone in an Edenic bubble engineered for their own survival, Wilson documents that the biosphere does not belong to us. Yet, refusing to believe that our extinction is, as so many fear, predetermined, Wilson has written Half-Earth as a cri de coeur, proposing that the only solution to our impending "sixth extinction" is to increase the area of natural reserves to half the surface of the Earth.

Suffused with a profound Darwinian understanding of our planet's fragility, Half-Earth is a transformative work that reverberates with an urgency like few other books.

©2016 Edward O.Wilson (P)2016 Recorded Books

Current, Smart and Thought Provoking

I enjoyed the narrator and the content. A fantastic idea to conserve our biodiversity. listen!!

excellent!

I love this book and the audio version did not disappoint! this is highly recommended.

Muy buen libro

Presentación, contenido y tema excelente. Falta la narración. otra gran obra de Edward o Wison.

Amazing and well delivered

I loved it. I always enjoy EO Wilson books and this was true to form. Well as a teacher does it and easy to grasp and follow. Scary book but important to read and share

Excellent and to the point without preaching

I wasn't sure what to expect when I started listening but I quickly became enthralled..scientific but not hard to follow

Sobering

E.O. Wilson walls the reader through a story of declining biodiversity and efforts to save it. He makes a compelling argument for the need to do more and soon. For those that understand the need to conserve species, especially as part of complex systems, there is little in here that is new or of surprise. Even for those readers the book is still worth reading as it reminds of us the importance of the task at hand. If you aren’t aware of the biodiversity crisis this is a must read and will be eye opening.

Truly masterful overview of the importance of biodiversity

EO Wilson is the definitive spokesperson for human advocacy and action to protect biodiversity. “Do no further harm to the biosphere” is a creed we all are compelled to answer to, and the time is now, now, now.

A greater knowledge has been gained.

Eventhough this book contains a truth that is difficult to hear, I appreciate the information it contains. My eyes have been opened to the importance of the conservation of biodiversity. Humans are indeed the stewards of our planet...our home.

diagnoses the problem more than solves

the narrator has a speech impediment similar to David Carradine's, which I found distracting. but he does an otherwise admirable job.


wilson's book is more of a love letter to the biosphere, detailing all of the wondrous things about it that he finds fascinating and worthy of protection.

if you were hoping to listen to this and learn how we might actually go about turning half the earth into preserved areas, keep looking. the HOW to convince people to do that is conspicuously missing, but the reasoning for why we should abounds.

A hopeful vision for Earth.

If you already care about nature, read this book. If you are not sure, read this book.