Second Nature
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- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Nathaniel Rich
- ISBN：0374106037
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Reviews
John Machata
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Humans through corporations are quickly destroying the Earth。 Important book which illustrates the many challenges through stories of real people。 A very good read。
Lou
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One will find insightful information， researched writing that is of disturbingly true real horrors。What a tragedy upon this earth set in motion by humans， wether by greed or ignorance， and reading important works like this may have readers more in the know。But then again I am reminded of these words by Cormac McCarthy“In history there are no control groups。 There is no one to tell us what might have been。 We weep over the might have been， but there is no might have been。 There never was。 It is s One will find insightful information， researched writing that is of disturbingly true real horrors。What a tragedy upon this earth set in motion by humans， wether by greed or ignorance， and reading important works like this may have readers more in the know。But then again I am reminded of these words by Cormac McCarthy“In history there are no control groups。 There is no one to tell us what might have been。 We weep over the might have been， but there is no might have been。 There never was。 It is supposed to be true that those who do not know history are condemned to repeat it。 I dont believe knowing can save us。 What is constant in history is greed and foolishness and a love of blood and this is a thing that even God—who knows all that can be known—seems powerless to change。”-Cormac McCarthy in All The Pretty HorsesThere is this in the authors introduction:“Two dovetailing observations from the novelist William Gibson describe the next chapter of this history。 The first has hardened into platitude: “The future is already here—it’s just not evenly distributed。” The other is “soul delay，” the idea that during long-distance flights the human body travels faster than the spirit: “Souls can’t move that quickly， and are left behind， and must be awaited， upon arrival， like lost luggage。” The uneasy sensation of waiting for your soul to catch up is what we call jet lag。We now inhabit a similar lag: a nature lag。 The future is already here， unevenly distributed。 We recognize its hallmarks: rising sea levels， regular visitations of apocalyptic natural disasters， the forced migration of tens of millions， accelerating extinctions， coral bleaching， global pandemic。 Also: cultured meat， reengineered coastlines， the reanimation of extinct species， bunny rabbits that glow fluorescent green。 Our souls haven’t caught up。Even in the most optimistic future available， we will profoundly reconfigure our fauna， flora， and genome。 The results will be uncanny。 It will be difficult to remember that they will be no more uncanny than our carpeting of the American Southwest with lush lawns transplanted from the shores of the Mediterranean， our breast-augmented chickens， our taming of the world’s most violent rivers。 If our inventions seem eerie， it is only because we see in them a reflection of our desires。 It is impossible to protect all that we mean by “natural” against the ravages of climate change， pollution， and psychopathic corporate greed， unless we understand that the nature we fear losing is our own。”Review also found @ https://www。more2read。com/review/second-nature-by-nathaniel-rich/ 。。。more
Guillaume Morissette
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"It is in the awkward， painful period， between the emergence of a new world and our realization that we already inhabit it， that imaginative art is most desperately needed。 Enlightenment lies not in renouncing reality but in seeing it more clearly。 Art， even flawed art， helps us to understand our own place in an unfamiliar landscape。" "It is in the awkward， painful period， between the emergence of a new world and our realization that we already inhabit it， that imaginative art is most desperately needed。 Enlightenment lies not in renouncing reality but in seeing it more clearly。 Art， even flawed art， helps us to understand our own place in an unfamiliar landscape。" 。。。more
Yarub Khayat
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يتضمن هذا الكتاب الذي صدر خلال الربع الأول من عام 2021، على قصص واقعية وعرضا لتقارير متعلقة بالبيئة سواء عن تضررها أو للمحافظة عليها ومن ذلك تأثر بيئة الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية من وقت تكوين وممارسات جيشها ومن الحرب الأهلية التي حصلت فيها بين الأعوام1861 و 1865 ؛ وكذلك عن واقعة حصلت في اليابان وكيف تفاعل الفن فيها （خصوصا الغناء） لتدارك تكرارها。رسالة هذا الكتاب هي مناداة البشرية بأن يكون التعايش بتناغم مع البيئة وبقية أشكال الحياة لأن الإنسان جزء منها （وليس الإنسان في مواجهة أشكال الحياة）。 يحمل ا يتضمن هذا الكتاب الذي صدر خلال الربع الأول من عام 2021، على قصص واقعية وعرضا لتقارير متعلقة بالبيئة سواء عن تضررها أو للمحافظة عليها ومن ذلك تأثر بيئة الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية من وقت تكوين وممارسات جيشها ومن الحرب الأهلية التي حصلت فيها بين الأعوام1861 و 1865 ؛ وكذلك عن واقعة حصلت في اليابان وكيف تفاعل الفن فيها （خصوصا الغناء） لتدارك تكرارها。رسالة هذا الكتاب هي مناداة البشرية بأن يكون التعايش بتناغم مع البيئة وبقية أشكال الحياة لأن الإنسان جزء منها （وليس الإنسان في مواجهة أشكال الحياة）。 يحمل الكتاب تفاؤلا وتشاؤما 。。 إطراء وتحذير وهو يستحق القراءة من قبل كل مهتم بالبيئة والمناخ。اقترح مشاهدة الرابط التالي للتعرف على المؤلف وأفكاره وتوجهاته وتميزه في وطنه كخبير بيئي مستقل （وليس على محتويات هذا الكتاب） https://youtu。be/cmsgroBSPt4 。。。more
Diane Hernandez
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What was causing a horrific smell and strangely common illnesses in a suburb of Los Angeles？ Why were sea stars （aka starfish） pulling off their limbs and then liquefying？ What was killing animals and people in West Virginia？ How are the new “meatless meats” made and why？ These are just a few of the ten topics covered in Second Nature。Is de-extinction， a la Jurassic Park， a good or a bad thing？ The creations would not be the exact same creature。 They would be a manmade version of the extinct bir What was causing a horrific smell and strangely common illnesses in a suburb of Los Angeles？ Why were sea stars （aka starfish） pulling off their limbs and then liquefying？ What was killing animals and people in West Virginia？ How are the new “meatless meats” made and why？ These are just a few of the ten topics covered in Second Nature。Is de-extinction， a la Jurassic Park， a good or a bad thing？ The creations would not be the exact same creature。 They would be a manmade version of the extinct bird， animal， or plant。 Does anyone else feel a shiver of horror at that idea？ In Second Nature， the cutting-edge ideas in climate change and what used to be called ecology are presented in a compellingly readable format。 No science education is necessary for a full understanding of each topic。I highly recommend this book！ Everyone should read it。 Some chapters are uplifting and some genuinely sad—but all are enthralling。 5 stars and a favorite！Thanks to MCD， Farrar， Straus and Giroux and NetGalley for a copy in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Stuart Jennings
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