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- Objectstaat
- Goed
- Opmerkingen van verkoper
- “Good condition. Some wear to edges of dust jacket.”
- Literary Movement
- Naturalism
- ISBN
- 9781935641193
- Book Title
- Driven by Nature : a Personal Journey from Shanghai to Botany and Global Sustainability
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press
- Publication Year
- 2021
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.1 in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Nature, Science
- Topic
- General
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Item Weight
- 27.1 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 408 Pages
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Product Information
It's safe to say that few people have lived lives as thoroughly devoted to plants as Peter H. Raven has. The longtime director--now president emeritus--of the Missouri Botanical Garden, author of numerous leading textbooks and several hundred scholarly articles, Raven has been a tireless champion of sustainability and biodiversity, earning him the plaudit of "Hero for the Planet" from Time . Driven by Nature is the first chronicle of this prominent scientist and conservationist's life. Moving from his idyllic childhood in the San Francisco of the 1940s to his four decades leading the Missouri Botanical Garden, Raven's autobiography takes readers across multiple continents and decades. Driven by Nature follows the globetrotting botanist from China to the American Midwest as he works to foster concern for a changing planet, further the cause of biological education, and build the Missouri Botanical Garden into the world-renowned haven for plant life it is today. Raven brings his story into the twenty-first century with a timely epilogue that reinforces the crucial importance of scientific learning, active conservation, and committed activism in the face of a rapidly changing natural world. Featuring an introduction by the Pulitzer Prize-winning naturalist E. O. Wilson, this beautifully illustrated book should thrill nature lovers, plant enthusiasts, and environmentally-conscious readers looking to take action to preserve our planet's biodiversity.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Missouri Botanical Garden Press
ISBN-10
1935641190
ISBN-13
9781935641193
eBay Product ID (ePID)
13038573659
Product Key Features
Book Title
Driven by Nature : a Personal Journey from Shanghai to Botany and Global Sustainability
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
General
Publication Year
2021
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Nature, Science
Number of Pages
408 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9 in
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
27.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
Qk31.R288a3 2021
Reviews
To read Driven by Nature is to be inspired by the intimate journey of a passionate man who has left an indelible mark on the fields of botany and conservation biology. . . Driven by Nature is a testament to how an ambitious and wonderful person has positively affected the people around and the world at large., Pull up a chair for a front row seat to the birth of humanity's realization that our future is dependent on a fragile and finite biosphere and to the story of the farsighted science leader who turned a Midwestern U.S. botanical garden into a global institution for environmental sustainability., Aptly titled, beautifully written, and inspirational. . . Raven's autobiography delivers both historical perspective and thought-provoking reading., This book recounts in fascinating detail the ways in which his long, varied life and deeply inquisitive mind have allowed Peter Raven to contribute so much, both to his colleagues and to science generally., From his green awakening as a young boy, collecting butterflies and beetles, to his leadership of the famed Missouri Botanical Garden, Peter Raven tells the extraordinary story of his encounter with plants and other organisms. An incredible life journey takes him from Madagascar to China and countless places in between as he searches to understand the diverse species that form our web of life. In clear and understandable prose, Raven shows the beauty and complexity of nature and the tragedy of its mass extinctions. It is a human story that also carries a timely warning., The book is written in an engaging style, and Raven's plainspoken warmth and humor comes through clearly. It is suffused with anecdotes that give color and texture to the formative events in his life. I highly recommend it to all those who wish to know more about the person behind so many profound contributions to our field. To paraphrase his point about philanthropists, it can be inspiring to learn how botanical legends are, after all, just people., Here we have a major success story based on a love of natural history from the age of seven and a career that never lost that devotion, but which produced one of the most influential botanists of the past century., The book's range is wide for a text that is only about 350 pages. . . Throughout the autobiography, Raven recounts in straightforward prose a history of developments, donors and doers. . . . For a St. Louis reader, the book is a reminder of how the botanical garden evolved over the decades.
Table of Content
Foreword by Edward O. Wilson Preface 1. Family Roots 2. A Strange Enchanted Boy 3. Botanical Prodigy 4. Formal Training 5. England 6. Stanford 7. Expansion and Changes 8. New Zealand 9. The Missouri Botanical Garden 10. Global Reach 11. Conservation Around the World 12. Champion of Science, Education, and International Cooperation 13. Professional Recognition and Personal Tumult 14. New Adventures at Career's End Epilogue: Toward a Green Awakening Appendix Acknowledgments Notes Illustration Sources and Credits Index
Copyright Date
2021
Lccn
2020-939163
Dewey Decimal
580.92
Dewey Edition
23
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