{"product_id":"carbon-paul-hawken-9780525427445","title":"Carbon: The Book of Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eA journey into the world of carbon, the most versatile element on the planet, by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Paul Hawken\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCarbon is the only element that animates the entirety of the living world. Though comprising a tiny fraction of Earth's composition, our planet is lifeless without it. Yet it is maligned as the driver of climate change, scorned as an errant element blamed for the possible demise of civilization. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ePaul Hawken looks at the flow of life through the lens of carbon. Embracing a panoramic view of carbon's omnipresence, he explores how this ubiquitous and essential element extends into every aperture of existence and shapes the entire fabric of life. Hawken charts a course across our planetary history, guiding us into the realms of plants, animals, insects, fungi, food, and farms to offer a new narrative for embracing carbon's life-giving power and its possibilities for the future of human endeavor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this stirring, hopeful, and deeply humane book, Hawken illuminates the subtle connections between carbon and our collective human experience and asks us to see nature, carbon, and ourselves as exquisitely intertwined--inseparably connected.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Hawken\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0525427449\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780525427445\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Viking\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.56d","brand":"Paul Hawken","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46173159522559,"sku":"9780525427445","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7915ef71-a423-4a0b-a29e-99924e3411e0.jpg?v=1727180163","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/carbon-paul-hawken-9780525427445","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}