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  • Paperback: 576 pages
  • Publisher: Eden Project Books; New edition edition (7 May 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 190391986X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1903919866
  • Product Dimensions: 19 x 12.8 x 3.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 47,889 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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" A fire bell warning . . . Any political or business leader (or young person) eager to make history should begin by reading James Martin's hopeful and crucial blueprint."
- Hernando De Soto, author of The Mystery of Capital
" To survive the difficult 21st century we will need all that technology can offer, but in addition, we need the optimistic belief in it that James Martin's book provides."
- James Lovelock, author of Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth

The Sunday Times, CULTURE section
You would be hard-pressed to find a more...readable digest of the
concerns we have to face this century.

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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars an exceptionally important new book, 8 Oct 2006
By Charles Anderson (mddx United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Meaning of the 21st Century: a Vital Blueprint for Ensuring Our Future (Hardcover)
This book should be required reading for everyone. It is easy to read and simple to understand. The author explains how we are plundering and ruining our beautiful planet which will have dire consdquences for our children and grandchildren. He does not lecture but merely informs without judgment.

The resources of our planet are finite. The book explains what they are, how we are using them carelessly and without responsibility and how we might put things right. There are no international laws to protect our environment. We need to put some in place which all countries will adhere to. When enough people request this of their leaders, things will start to change.

Evry thinking person on the planet knows that we are digging our own grave if we continue to ruin our beautiful natural world. We all need to take responsiblity for our own actions in any way we can, no matter how small. We need to be informed so that we can make the best decisions for the future. This wonderful book gives you all the basic information you need to begin to think differently about the world and to gradually change the way you live.

The planet is here for us to look after and nurture. No one of us is born 'entitled'. Every individual must take responsibility for agreeing change for only by a mass transition in human consciousness and resolve, will we be able to put in place the right solutions to give us a naturally sustainable future.

Read this book - and make a start on changing the way you think about the earth and all her beauty.
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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Essential reading - exceptionally thought-provoking, 21 Oct 2006
By John Bowen (Shropshire, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This book has been a revelation. It is remarkably well-written and argues cogently for a pro-active management of our planet and its resources. It has something of interest to all. It is broad-ranging, comprehensive, accessible and truly inspirational.

As a teacher, I would strongly recommend James Martin to any student preparing for A-levels or degree studies in Geography, Philosophy, Cultural studies, Environmental Studies, Business Studies and many other disciplines.

As a concerned member of the human race, I would hope that this book finds its way onto the desks of CEOs of multinational companies as well as presidents and prime ministers.

This book should determine the politics and economics of the next century. The book deals with the dangers we face as we navigate the 21st Century; global warming, terrorism, religious extremism, water-shortage, power-supply for an increasingly technology-dependent society.

If the warnings contained within are ignored we head towards a very dangerous period with little chance of survival; if heeded, we will equip ourselves with the right tools (economic, environmental, social and political) to improve our chances.

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9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars AT LAST - A READABLE BOOK FOR NORMAL PEOPLE, 29 Sep 2006
This review is from: The Meaning of the 21st Century: a Vital Blueprint for Ensuring Our Future (Hardcover)
James Martin gives a broad-ranging, enlightening, and even inspiring analysis of the great issues facing us. He simplifies in a readable way intricate subjects which the media love to over-complicate. This is a book which should be on every reading list in schools, not because it preaches but because Martin has a mission to explain. He doesn't duck difficult problems, but for once here is someone who concentrates on solutions rather than just wailing about the problems. This is a book for those that still retain some optimism, no matter how little. Doom-mongers beware, Martin has burst your bubble !
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