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Sign up todayA Life on Our Planet
My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future
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Sir David Attenborough
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Length
6 hours 20 minutes
Language
English
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“Jonnie Hughes and narrator Sir David Attenborough do a splendid job at telling a few stories about Sir David's television career along with making a point to stress the importance and duty we have to our planet. Through wonderful essays with a lot of references and examples, he explains what happens if we don't make changes to change for our planets ecosystems. There's an entire section on what we can and what we have been doing to remedy our current impact. I believe there are amazing points that I'd love to see implemented into our society and our cities, but it's going to take everyone working together in sync all around the world...If you love David Attenborough's voice and want to know what humanities impact has been on our planet, what we can and are doing to change it, and what our future holds if we do-- read (or listen) to this book!”
— Makayla • Tattered Cover
Bookseller recommendation
“Jonnie Hughes and narrator Sir David Attenborough do a splendid job at telling a few stories about David's beginnings with nature, the BBC, and his television career along with making a point to stress the importance and duty we have to our planet. Through wonderful essays with a lot of references and examples, he explains what happens if we don't make changes to change for our planets ecosystems. If you love David Attenborough's voice and want to know what humanities impact has been on our planet, what we can and are doing to change it, and what our future holds if we do - listen to this book! ”
— Makayla • Tattered Cover
In this scientifically informed account of the changes occurring in the world over the last century, award-winning broadcaster and natural historian shares a lifetime of wisdom and a hopeful vision for the future.
See the world. Then make it better.
I am 93. I've had an extraordinary life. It's only now that I appreciate how extraordinary.
As a young man, I felt I was out there in the wild, experiencing the untouched natural world - but it was an illusion. The tragedy of our time has been happening all around us, barely noticeable from day to day -- the loss of our planet's wild places, its biodiversity.
I have been witness to this decline. A Life on Our Planet is my witness statement, and my vision for the future. It is the story of how we came to make this, our greatest mistake -- and how, if we act now, we can yet put it right.
We have one final chance to create the perfect home for ourselves and restore the wonderful world we inherited.
All we need is the will to do so.
Sir David Attenborough is a BAFTA and Emmy-Award winning broadcaster and natural historian. He is the internationally bestselling author of over 25 books, including Life on Earth. He also served as controller of BBC Two and director of programming for BBC Television in the 1960s and 1970s, and as the President of the Royal Society for Nature Conservation in the 90s.
Jonnie Hughes is a science writer and documentary director, who has produced science and natural history films for the BBC, Discovery, National Geographic, and Netflix, as well as working on BAFTA award-winning BBC series The Hunt and the Emmy award-winning production Our Planet. He is the author of On the Origin of Tepees, and his writing has appeared in The Times, The Guardian,The Independent, BBC Wildlife Magazine,and Geographical, among others.
Sir David Attenborough is a BAFTA and Emmy-Award winning broadcaster and natural historian. He is the internationally bestselling author of over 25 books, including Life on Earth. He also served as controller of BBC Two and director of programming for BBC Television in the 1960s and 1970s, and as the President of the Royal Society for Nature Conservation in the 90s.
Jonnie Hughes is a science writer and documentary director, who has produced science and natural history films for the BBC, Discovery, National Geographic, and Netflix, as well as working on BAFTA award-winning BBC series The Hunt and the Emmy award-winning production Our Planet. He is the author of On the Origin of Tepees, and his writing has appeared in The Times, The Guardian,The Independent, BBC Wildlife Magazine,and Geographical, among others.
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"The eminent traveler and naturalist delivers a combination of memoir and manifesto, the first leisurely, the second earnest....Recognizing that we are at a tipping point, Attenborough is refreshingly optimistic, noting that one thing humans do well is solve problems. Anyone concerned with the planet's ecological future will want to spend time with this excellent book."—Kirkus Reviews, starred review Expand reviewsThe Next Chapter is proud to partner with Libro.fm to give you a great audiobook experience.
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