{"product_id":"vanishing-face-of-gaia","title":"Vanishing Face Of Gaia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Lovelock''s \u003ci\u003eThe Vanishing Face of Gaia: A Final Warning \u003c\/i\u003eis a prophetic message for mankind from one of the most influential scientists of our age.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  James Lovelock''s Gaia theory, the idea that our planet is a living, self-regulating system, has transformed the way we see our planet and what is now happening to it. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  In this book he distils a lifetime''s wisdom and observation of the Earth to reveal the rate at which our climate is altering, how conventional ''green'' measures are not working, and how life as we know it is going to change forever. Only Gaia, he shows, can help us fully understand this, and prepare us for the future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ''The most influential scientist and writer since Charles Darwin'' \u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ''Supremely life-affirming ... The definitive statement of the Gaia theory and its implications for the future'' \u003cbr\u003e  John Gray, \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ''Exhilarating ... Lovelock is the closest thing we have to an Old Testament prophet''\u003cbr\u003e  John Carey, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ''Gripping, convincing and indeed terrifying'' \u003cbr\u003e  Michael McCarthy, \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ''Lovelock''s writing has enormous warmth and vitality ... we need scientists such as him'' \u003cbr\u003e  Fiona Harvey, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eJames Lovelock \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of more than 200 scientific papers and the originator of the Gaia Hypothesis (now Gaia Theory). He has written three books on the subject: \u003ci\u003eGaia: A New Look at Life on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Ages of Gaia \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGaia: The Practical Science of Planetary Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as an autobiography, \u003ci\u003eHomage to Gaia\u003c\/i\u003e. In September 2005 \u003ci\u003eProspect \u003c\/i\u003emagazine named him as one of the world''s top 100 global public intellectuals.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320010645886,"sku":"NW9780141039251","price":11.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780141039251.jpg?v=1778240016","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/vanishing-face-of-gaia","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}