Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Dolittle Biosemiotics
Chapter 3. A Cave in the Sinai
Chapter 4. Taktsang Chronicles
Chapter 5. Ladakh in Context
Chapter 6. Searching For Nikos Kazantzakis
Chapter 7. In the Company of Ursus arctos
Chapter 8. The Paradise Lost Factor
Chapter 9. Ahimsa
Chapter 10. Antarctic Uncertainty
Chapter 11. The End of Oil
Chapter 12. Voice of the Planet
Chapter 13. World War III
Chapter 14. Liberation Biosynthesis
Chapter 15. A New Nature
Chapter 16. The Dark
Chapter 17. A Purgatory of Incongruencies
Chapter 18. A Parliament of Birds
Chapter 19. Quixotic by Nature
Chapter 20. The Problem with New Zealand
Chapter 21. A Trilogy of Turmoil
Chapter 22. Finding Sanctuary
Chapter 23. The Dreams of a Donkey
Chapter 24. The Mysteries of Anthrozoology
Chapter 25. The Yasuní Factor
Chapter 26. Protecting Haiti
Chapter 27. Swords into Plowshares
Chapter 28. Theoretical Considerations
Chapter 29. The Life of a Nomad
Chapter 30. The Renaissance Origins of Biophilia
Chapter 31. Metaphysical Protection
Chapter 32. Hypothetical Species
Chapter 33. The Bionomics Conundrum in Bhutan
Chapter 34. Future Paradox
Chapter 35. Coda
Index
Reviews
“Michael Charles Tobias’ The Earth in Fragments: A Memoir, is a veritable history of the environmental movement, as told by one courageous, global ecologist. He is an authentic witness to the Anthropocene, which he has remarkably chronicled in many of the most provocative, telling and important initiatives and moments of this, or any generation. This book, an epic journey, is an ecological confessional in the rich vein of Jean-Paul Sartre and Aldo Leopold. Tobias has created a masterpiece of reflection that will seduce, illuminate, and challenge readers to seek at long last a true peace treaty with the planet. Many thanks to him for the massive amount of work he has accomplished; and for keeping so many candles of hope burning globally, lighting up dark times when it is all too easy to give up.” -Dr. Marc Bekoff, Professor Emeritus of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder. Author of Rewilding Our Hearts: Building Pathways of Compassion and Coexistence; and, The Animals’ Agenda: Freedom, Compassion, and Coexistence in the Human Age
“What do you get when you combine restless spirit with an intellect that can only be described as breathtaking in scope and scale? That person reveals himself marvelously in these pages. Michael Tobias is a citizen of the planet. When he looks at things, it’s from the perspective of someone who can quote 17th century literature, as easily as the taxonomy of a rare plant species indigenous to the dark forest of Bialowieza; someone who has climbed many mountains, who has been an enduring hero for animal rights, who knows the nuances of the most esoteric crannies of science, who has found solace in the company of Jain ‘Ahimsa’, and has helped shape the doctrine of ‘Gross National Happiness’ in Bhutan. What comes through more than anything is Tobias’ deep well of compassion for our Earth; for all life. He has seen the impact of human overreach firsthand in every part of the planet. He is clearly pained to his core by the tide of existential challenges that more and more threaten life on Earth, and the collective human culture’s failure thus far to adequately address those unprecedented challenges. Though Tobias seems skeptical that humanity will find a way to correct course in time to avoid biospheric collapse, he does see some hope that the best empathic instincts of the theoretical individual will somehow prevail over the worse instincts of the collective human culture. Beautifully written, richly nuanced, I admire Michael Tobias the human being, and heartily recommend his memoir, The Earth in Fragments.” -Geoffrey Holland, Author, The Hydrogen Age
“The Earth in Fragments is a sampler, an anthology of sorts of Tobias’ vast literary and heroic global film projects, wherein he undertakes any and all measures to free the earth from human exploitation, affliction and bondage.” … READ MORE – Michael Bostick, environmental professional, artist and freelance writer
