{"product_id":"we-alone-david-western-9780300251166","title":"We Alone: How Humans Have Conquered the Planet and Can Also Save It","description":"\u003cb\u003eA thoughtful exploration of how humans have endangered the Earth but can pull it back from the brink, as told by a renowned conservationist\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This personal and thoughtful book by renowned Kenya conservationist David Western traces our global conquest from Maasai herders battling droughts in Africa to the technological frontiers of California. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Western draws on a half century of research in the savannas and his own life's journey to argue that conservation is not a modern invention. The success of all societies past and present lies in conservation practices, breaking biological barriers and learning to live in large cooperative groups able to sustain a healthy environment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Our ecological emancipation from nature enabled us to expand our horizons from conserving food and water for survival to saving whales, elephants, and our cultural heritage. In the Anthropocene, our scientific knowledge and modern sensibilities offer hope for combating global warming and creating a planet able to sustain the wealth of life, but only if we use our unique cultural capacity of cooperation to plan our future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Western\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300251165\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300251166\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/24\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.50w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2021","brand":"David Western","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43994525008127,"sku":"9780300251166","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_957b27d3-045a-424f-8507-e9bd5cdcd0d6.jpg?v=1683330669","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/we-alone-david-western-9780300251166","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}