Dancing At The Dead Sea

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Journey To The Heart Of Environmental Crisis

Alanna Mitchell

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Eden Project Books
15 April 2005

Conservation of the environment; Travel writing

Brave, inspirational travel writing with an eye to the environmental market - underpinned by scientific questioning that is at once serious and truly accessible.

One hundred and fifty years after the publication of ON

THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES, award-winning writer Alanna Mitchell retraces the development of evolutionary theory, grappling with Richard Leakey's contention that a massive extinction of the planet's species is well under way. From Madagascar, the 'last living Eden' to the Galapagos, Darwin's natural laboratory, from the Azraq Oasis in Jordan to the Arctic desert of Banks Island, from the rainforests of Suriname to Iceland's volcanic crust, Mitchell travels to hotspots where the environment has been all but destroyed, and she shows how, against the odds, individuals have convinced governments to create protected areas, even to seek out new energy sources. DANCING AT THE DEAD SEA intertwines scientific theory with travel, adventure and history, creating a dramatic, fresh narrative voice. In effect, Mitchell picks up where Darwin left off - examining not the origin but the ultimate fate of the human species and the world we inhabit.

By: Alanna Mitchell
Imprint: Eden Project Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 211g
ISBN: 9781903919637
ISBN 10: 1903919630
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 15 April 2005
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alanna Mitchell is the internationally recognized senior features writer for THE GLOBE AND MAIL in Canada. Winner of the prestigious Reuters-IUCN award for North America and Oceania for excellence in environmental reporting, she also won the global award presented at the World Conservation Congress 2000. Alanna currently lives with her two children in Toronto.

Reviews for Dancing At The Dead Sea: Journey To The Heart Of Environmental Crisis

I was wonderfully transported to faraway lands, but also challenged to figure out how my own fits into the future of our world. (Monte Hummel, President, World Wildlife Fund Canada) -- Monte Hummel, President, World Wildlife Fund, Canada 'A vigorous and highly personal account...that is both illuminating and perturbing...an impressive investigative odyssey.' Penelope Lively * Penelope Lively * 'Captivating...easily approachable and digestible while being seriously thought-provoking.' Chris Stewart * Chris Stewart * 'Dancing at the Dead Sea is a powerful narrative on the critically important topic of the world's environmental hotspots. This is not a pessimistic tirade, but instead a factual commentary that will convince many, written by a gifted writer with an independent mind. I recommend this book without reservation.' Richard Leakey * Richard Leakey * 'An important and uplifting read: Alanna energetically marches around the world to find out what every single one of us needs to know: what's really the state of health of our long-suffering little planet? A stirring and ultimately optimistic odyssey.' -- Benedict Allen