Author:Tim Flannery
A timely intervention on climate change from the internationally acclaimed scientist and author of the hugely influential The Weather Makers.
How close is the great climate crisis? Can our desire to overcome it drive humanity's next great waves of positive technological economic and social revolution? or will we be plunged into the dystopian collapses and terrors of civilisations past?
This book describes in plain terms our climate predicament and brings news of exciting tools in the making that could help us avoid a climatic disaster. In December 2015 the nations of the world will gather in Paris to try to forge a climate treaty designed to give us a fighting chance to limit global warming to 2°C, widely regarded as the safe upper limit if we are to avoid catastrophe. If we succeed at Paris, forging a new era of international political cooperation in the fight against a warming planet, it is possible that the next decade will astonish us in the solutions that we discover to safeguard our planet for our grandchildren and their grandchildren.
'Think Indiana Jones crossed with Charles Darwin' Financial Times
'A wonderful writer, an original scientist, and a gifted populariser' Martin Woollacott, Guardian
'If you're not already addicted to Tim Flannery's writing, discover him now' Jared Diamond
Field Notes from the Edge's magic lies partly in the sheer quality of the prose, partly in Evans’ ability to loop together disparate threads[...] a profoundly satisfying read.
—— Melissa Harrison , Financial TimesA wonderfully original book…Evans has a superb eye, a fine ear for all kinds of speech, a love of droll reality and a lyrical sense of all life...a joy.
—— Richard Kerridge, author of Cold BloodThe best account I know of how it goes with our wilds...[a] deeply loveable book
—— Tim Dee, author of Four FieldsThis lyrical prose makes the reader itch to get out into nature...Ultimately, Evans draws on the past to confront our present and ask what kind of future might be possible
—— IndependentPaul Evans’s important new book is the first indisputable classic of twenty-first-century nature writing…A masterpiece
—— Jim Perrin, author of WestBeautifully observed field notes from a fine writer
—— BBC Countryfile MagazineA strange, wonderful, maudlin, meditative and romantic book. A book of great sensorial qualities, deeply stratified...I urge it upon you.
—— Neil Sentance , Caught by the RiverPaul Evans [is] a rare original...with his mastery of otherwise unseen moments of life on earth
—— Maggie Gee, author of My Animal LifeStunning, thoughtful and closely observed…the sort of writing that compels you to go outdoors and re-experience the world
—— Gerard Woodward, author of I’ll Go to Bed at NoonEvans seeks an intimacy in his language....We have been in the company of a master
—— Resurgence and Ecologist magazineFirst rate
—— Country WalkingGreat sadness, interest and beauty...a very worthwhile read
—— The LadyMuch more than a series of romantic wildlife walks… A trove of elegant and fascinating ecological tales.
—— Richard Jones , BBC WildlifeAbsolutely captivating.
—— IndependentBiology is beautiful, as told in these pages.
—— Gerald Isaaman , Camden ReviewA latter-day Gerald Durrell, Goulson fairly buzzes with enthusiasm, recounting numerous hilarious wildlife encounters with great literary flair, whilst retaining a scientist’s meticulous eye for detail and a conservationist’s concern for the future of the planet.
—— Good Book Guide‘[Goulson’s] heartfelt call for us to cherish the nurture of nature is as sweet as honey.
—— Lain Finlayson and Kate Saunders , Saga MagazinA truly inspiring natural history book
—— Mail on SundayAnimated and compelling
—— William Leith , Evening StandardOne of my favourite writers
—— Nicholas Lezard , Guardian[Goulson] is a voice worth listening to. But the real pleasure of reading this book is hearing the hum of biodiversity rising from every page
—— The TimesGoulson fairly buzzes with enthusiasm, recounting numerous hilarious wildlife encounters with great literary flair
—— Good Book GuideA Buzz in the Meadow can be seen as a manifesto that slowly creeps up on you…, but that’s to diminish…its charm, and its power
—— Tommy Barker , Irish Examiner[Goulson’s] experiences will resonate with many scientists and will provide the general reader with an interesting and accessible glimpse into the life of a naturalist
—— Michelle Duennes , ScienceDelightful book… Goulson is an important figure in the insect world and, as the future of bees and other insects is debated, his is a voice worth listening to. But the real pleasure of reading this book is hearing the hum of biodiversity rising from every page.
—— Damian Whitworth , The Times