Planet in Our Hands: A Simple Guide to Saving the Earth is a concise, accessible book that explores humanity's journey, the urgent challenges we face, and actionable solutions for a sustainable future. Covering topics like climate change, misinformation, and technology's role, this 100-page guide empowers readers to make meaningful, planet-saving choices in their daily lives.
In a world flooded with information, Planet in Our Hands: A Simple Guide to Saving the Earth cuts through the noise to offer a clear path forward. This concise yet powerful book explores humanity's journey, the critical challenges we face today-from climate change to misinformation-and the actions each of us can take to secure a brighter future. Written with urgency and hope, Planet in Our Hands distills complex ideas into simple, actionable insights, empowering readers to make meaningful changes without feeling overwhelmed.
By examining our history, current threats, and practical solutions, this guide helps readers understand the stakes and seize the opportunity to act. Drawing on insights from thought-provoking works like Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time and Elizabeth Kolbert's The Sixth Extinction, this book bridges science and personal responsibility. For anyone seeking clarity amid modern chaos, Planet in Our Hands is a beacon, designed to be read in one or two sittings, sparking change through informed action.
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Höhe: 203 mm
Breite: 127 mm
Dicke: 6 mm
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978-1-0691379-0-6 (9781069137906)
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About Maxwell R. WynterMax is about to complete his 7th decade and, in those years, he has lived a number of lives. As an undergraduate at the Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies Max's interest in Physics led to him receiving the department prize in 1974. He followed this with a postgraduate diploma in Applied Physics. This diploma was a step to a master's degree in applied physics. His master's degree project was to computerize the University's laser radar research station, at the time, the largest such facility in the world. The Physics department used this facility to research aerosols, fine solid particles in the Earth's atmosphere. This is where Max's interest in air pollution began. Then work and life got in the way. Max did not complete that degree. Instead, he focused on his work as an Electronic Engineer at the Gleaner Company, one of the world's oldest newspaper publishers. This is where his interest in honest, fact-based news was sparked, and he became a self-described "news junkie". Eventually he became the Managing Director and CEO of the Jamaica Observer, another national daily newspaper and competitor to the Gleaner Company.In between the Gleaner and the Observer Max partnered with a friend to start a computer company and then became the President of the Jamaica Computer Society. He left the computer company to become the CEO of Jamaica Digiport International - a telephone company. At the Jamaica Computer Society Max founded the Jamaica Computer Society Education Foundation with a mission of having a computerized classroom in every high school in Jamaica by the year 2000. This goal was achieved, and these classrooms were used to teach students computer science as well as math and the general sciences. At Jamaica Digiport, Max started a call centre with 15 workstations, a pilot project to show that this industry was viable in Jamaica. The industry now employs over 40,000 persons in Jamaica.While at Jamaica Digiport he was invited to be one of the first Commissioners of The Global Information Infrastructure Commission and sat on the commission for 4 years. In the 1990's he traveled the world speaking on the use of information technology in national development and in education. He does not consider himself to be a physicist, electronic engineer, computer engineer or newspaper publisher although, in his career, he has been all of those. Instead, he reads a lot of books, papers and publications that the average person cannot find the time to read. This book is his attempt to communicate important messages in one easy to read book.Max completed his education with an MBA and has strong views on business ethics, corporate social responsibility, our common humanity and the planet that we all call home. He lives with his wife Anne in Canada.
