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Wisdom for a Livable Planet : The Visionary Work of Terri Swearingen, Dave
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Wisdom for a Livable Planet : The Visionary Work of Terri Swearingen, Dave Foreman, Wes Jackson, Helena Norberg-Hodge, Werner Fornos, Herman Daly, Stephen Schneider, and David Orr Paperback - 2005

by McDaniel, Carl N

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Profiles of eight visionaries--including Terri Swearingen, Dave Foreman, and Wes Jackson--who have dedicated their lives to various environmental issues. Each story provides a portrait of an individual's valiant and inspiring campaign to improve the conditions for life on our planet.

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  • Booklist, 03/01/2005, Page 1120
  • Ingram Advance, 04/01/2005, Page 61
  • Publishers Weekly, 02/07/2005, Page 55

About the author

Carl N. McDaniel is a professor of biology emeritus at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, where he was the founding director of the undergraduate environmental science degree program. He initially studied insect and then plant development, but his scholarly interests shifted to the interface between biology and economics. He coauthored, with economist John M. Gowdy, Paradise for Sale: A Parable of Nature. He lives in Oberlin, Ohio.