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Vote To Save The Planet: your guide to the issues that matter Vote to Save the Planet gives you a succinct and handy guide to all the issues that matter most. Use it to help talk and write about them in the days ahead. Get excited, get involved, make a difference. Every vote will count; not voting is a silence we cannot accept. No voter can afford to go unheard and uncounted and none of us can afford to let the votes we need to get away – or to be taken away by fraud or subversion. READ MORE Order "Vote To Save The Planet" at Amazon.com Order "Vote To Save The Planet" at BN.com
Beyond Cosmic Dice: Moral Life in a Random World Watch for the big launch on Earth Day 2009! Humans are special, not because we are made in god's image, and commanded by the Bible to rule over the earth, but because we have the amazing ability to choose a future in which we thrive and develop in a just society while coexisting with a healthy natural world. If we fail to seize our opportunity to create such a future, we will be no more than bacteria with library cards. The choice is in our hands, not god's. We are special if we choose to be, if we ourselves decide to use our big brains to manage wisely our relationships with one another and with our environment. READ MORE
Healing the Heart of the World Our individual actions can make a huge difference in the global picture in every way. That is the message according to the authors of a new book, Healing the Heart of the World (Elite Books, hardback, ISBN 0-9710888-5-3). Drawing on recent discoveries in science, psychology, economics, education and medicine, the authors show that there are many ways in which our daily acts can contribute to the wellbeing of the whole. Coming from one perspective, such a message might sound unrealistic, but when the voices of so many experts from different disciplines are joined together, the composite picture points towards the possibility of a profoundly hopeful future for humankind, as small individual acts of conscience and responsibility accumulate to produce huge shifts in communities. READ MORE Order Now for $16.50
Indo-Pacific Fish Biology “The Indian and Pacific Oceans occupy a vast portion of the earth’s surface, and the fishes which inhabit these waters are an important source of food for mankind. There are many spheres of knowledge about the fishes of this region that need to be investigated. Cooperation of researchers in every area becomes something greatly to be desired. I firmly hope that this book will contribute significantly to the future advancement of our understanding of this vital resource.” - Japanese Emperor Akihito Dr. Schweitzer has written a seminal chapter on the shark’s ability to detect extraordinarily feeble electric fields, summarizing decades of research on this exquisitely refined sensory system, finishing with his own most recent contributions to the field. The book can be purchased on Amazon.com. Click Here to Purchase
Global Change of Planet Earth Dr. Schweitzer was instrumental in establishing the permanent Global Forum on Science and Technology (informally known as the Megascience Forum) at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to promote greater international scientific collaboration. The objective of the Forum is to create international partnerships to tackle problems too big for any one country to support alone. There is no better example than climate change. This book is one of the earliest to articulate the problem and suggest cooperative programs to address this critical issue. The book can be purchased on Amazon.com. Click Here to Purchase
The Dilemma of the Sphinx *Redefining the relationship between people and animals* Unlike any other animal on earth, we feel compassion for our prey. We carry a burden unique in the world of biology because with compassion comes a true dilemma: as animals we have an absolute and natural right to prey upon other animals and compete with them for territory and resources. But how do we exercise this natural right while minimizing pain and suffering? The intriguing and original ideas put forth by Schweitzer and di Sciara offer a solution to the dilemma faced by a compassionate predator by redefining the human-animal relationship. The authors arrive at their unique perspective from a fascinating combination of common sense, practicality, and a deep understanding of the scientific principles underlying humanity's natural evolutionary history and current place in the bush of life. Italian Il Dilemma della Sfinge: Come convivere con la nostra duplice natura nel rapporto con gli altri animali (The Dilemma of the Sphinx: Redefining the Relationship Between Humans and Other Animals). Franco Muzzio Publishing. 2005. ISBN 88-7413-120-8 Click Here to Purchase
Magazines Founder and editor of Malibu Mirage, a magazine dedicated to owners and pilots of high performance pressurized single engine airplanes. The magazine is considered by many to be the best in the industry, with circulation reaching about 70% of the potential target audience worldwide. To see all back issues, click here.