Carbon: The Book of Life

Paul Hawken

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A journey into the world of carbon, the most versatile element on the planet,
by the New York Times bestselling author Paul Hawken
Carbon 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.
Here, Paul 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.
In 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.