David Suzuki, David Taylor

Broschiertes Buch

The Big Picture: Reflections on Science, Humanity, and a Quickly Changing Planet

Beschreibung

A collection of columns published under the title Science matters.

Autor

David Suzuki is an acclaimed geneticist and environmentalist, and the founder and chair of the David Suzuki Foundation. He is the author of more than forty books and is the recipient of the unesco Kalinga Prize for Science, the United Nations Environmental Medal, the unep's Global 500 award, and has been named a Companion of the Order of Canada. In addition, he holds eighteen honorary degrees and he has been adopted into three First Nations clans. Suzuki lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

David Taylor is a journalist, writer, and former Director of Communications with the David Suzuki Foundation. His work has appeared in the Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star, and other newspapers and magazines across Canada. He has also written for television and film and is a past winner of the CBC's Signature Shorts screen writing competition. Taylor graduated with honours from the University of Victoria, where he also completed the post-graduate Harvey Southam professional writing program and was the first person to receive the Harvey Southam Award for his thesis on journalism ethics. He lives with his family in New Westminster, British Columbia.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Greystone Books
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: April 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 141mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 381g
• ISBN-13: 9781553653974
• ISBN-10: 1553653971
• Artikelnr.: 25908344