Here on Earth: A Natural History of the Planet (Paperback)

from GlennBell

This was a disappointing book in that it started out to provide science related to the history of the earth but then it switched over to a discussion of how the earth is not being cared for as it should. While this larger section of the book has good points and is well researched, this is not wha...

from LisCarey

Flannery gives us an overview of life on our planet and of our species, with an eye to making us see the importance of being a cooperative part of our planet's ecosystem (the Gaia hypothesis) rather than the rulers and exploiters of the ecosystem (the Medea hypothesis.) There's a useful and inter...

from KateWa20

Attempt to pull back and make sense of the world and humanity's place in it. Compares approaches of Darwin, and Wallace. Instead of Dawkin's concept of the selfish gene, he focuses more on the positive and intricate cooperation within ecosystems.

from Jewsbury

Flannery describes this book as a biography of Earth and mankind. Actually it is a particular account of who we are, where we are headed, what choices we have, and what are our responsibilities. The 'we' being us as individuals and as members of societies, cultures, our species and our ecosystem....

from Katong

My ebook edition was marred by terrible formatting errors.