The Live Earth Global Warming Survival Handbook: 77 Essential Skills To Stop Climate Change

DO YOURSELF, (AND EVERYONE ELSE ON EARTH), A FAVOUR....B U Y....T H I S....B O O K....! Utilize everything you can from and in it,and follow, (please!), at least one, (and hopefully more!) of itsmany great tips.This is a very easy book to read. It is even, (yes!), actually FUNTO READ, in many parts. I mean, let's face it....Global Warming isa VERY scary subject. Scarier than any other disaster imaginable,really. For example, take disasters depicted in movies. I mean, ifyou are, really, in the midst of an equivalent to "The Towering In-ferno", you have an admittedly big problem: getting out of the build-....but after that, you're OK. If you're in an "Earthquake" zone,it's scary...but find a way out of the city, or earthquake area, andyou're OK! The same is true with an "Airplane!" disaster....findSOME way to land, or get out of, the stricken airplane craft, and youmay be shaken for a while, but you'll be OK soon. "The Killer Bees"?VERY scary, indeed. But I have heard that there was an experimentto give the killer bees a weakening disease...myasthenia gravis....sothe killer bees would be killed. Unfortunately, that didn't work --but I have suggested to the Interior Department that they try to givethese bees an even MORE debilitating ailment...ALS, (or "Lou Gehrig'sdisease.) With medication, people with Myasthenia Gravis have beenable to live long and productive lives.....but not so, (yet, anyway),with ALS. I haven't received any message back from the InteriorDepartment....I'll try them again, soon. But, in any event, killerbees haven't killed everyone in any town yet, (that I have heard), &the possibility is always there, to just escape them, (at least tem-porarily), by leaving town.But what do you do when the "town" one is speaking of is the ENTIREPLANET? One COULD imagine going to another planet, (and just such apossibilty is, in fact, discussed....with tongue firmly in cheek)...by David de Rothschild, in his "IF ALL ELSE FAILS" section, at thevery back of this book -- along with such other things as "Harvest The Clouds", "Learn To Barter" Barter", "Evolve", "Buy A Camel", "BeatThe Heat", "Learn to Barter", "Start A Menagerie", and "Build A Floating House", These ideas may seem semi-humourous now -- and perhaps are intended to be, But there is always the distinct possibility that these things COULD become really necesary things to do! Humourous and chilling at the same time! Ingenuis!Along with the rest of this book, David de Roths-child's small, but chilling "If All Else Fails" section, at theback of his book, (clearly marked with a red-and-white striped bord-er), is written with a deft pen, and clever, witty words, THAT MAKETHE READER WANT TO KEEP READING EVERYTHING IN THIS BOOK, NO MATTERHOW AWFUL ARE THE EVENTS HE DESCRIBES!This is definitely one big attribute of this book. Reading of thingspeople are now doing to increase global warming, and of other thingswhich we can, (and really should) be doing, to keep it at bay -- oreven reverse it -- could be pretty terrifying, or at the very least,pretty boring stuff. Not so here! With an optimistic, (but also,totally realistic) style, sparked with humour and enormous amounts ofcommon sense, this book is, as mentioned, fun (or almost fun) to read!The illustrations by WILLIAM VAN RODEN enter into the spirit of thisbook perfectly. They are realistically drawn, and the experessions ofthe people depicted are rarely actually smiling, but rarely actuallyunhappy, either. I guess most people depicted have a PURPOSEFUL ex-pression on their faces. They seem to KNOW they are doing sometimesdifficult things, but the RIGHT things. People of all ages, genders,racial and political groups are also depicted -- from the older blackgentleman, in shirt and tie, blissfully riding a bike (backwards????),on page 75, to a young white hippie, complete with Mohawk hairdo,jeans and tatoo, shown thoughtfully looking at his collection of organ-ic labels. Global warming is obviously EVERYONE's problem, since weall live on Planet Earth!More immediate, (and practical) solutions, such as "Say No To Styrofoam", "Replace A Lightbulb", "Bank Online", "Convince A Skeptic", "Ride A Bike", and many others, are presented in the front section of this book. Each topic is not only discussed in detail, but is given ratings for the amounts of 'Cost', 'Time', 'Impact', and'Effort', they will require and/or give.IMPORTANT ATTRIBUTE OF THIS BOOK: On the bottom of most pages, (and also within the text of a few of thepages), are internet links to the topic on that page. Nice to be able to find more info on the topics you are interested in the most!There is also a nice section, in the back of the book, entitled "RESOURCES", with even more web addresses, for specific subjects. The Introduction, (in thefront of the book, of course!), gives a concise description of whatglobal warming is, and what it is doing to the planet we all, at present, live on. The FORWARD, by ROB REINER, (yes, THAT Rob Reiner),introduces the organization LIVE EARTH, (whose offical handbook, thisbook is), and also S.O.S., (SAVE OUR SELVES)...an allied organization,as well as giving a broad outline of what the book itself is about.There are 87 suggested activities in this book, to help stop or turnback, global warming. 10 of these are near the very beginning of the book, in a short list entitled, "10 Easy Steps To Help Stop GlobalWarming", (adapted from Adventure Ecology's Top 10 For The Planet) These are easy, common-sense things, like "Bring Your Own Mug", and "ShopLocally." Common sense pervades this book -- and it's no wonder thatDavid de Rothschild, author of this book, is the founder of AdventureEcology!The main section, consisting of 67 other ideas, some difficult to do, some quite simple and easy to do. The remaining 10, in the back, highlighted "If All Else Fails" section, range from the difficult ("Mine A Landfill"), to the the ridiculous, (but at the same time, practical), such as "Evolve", (a neat trick if you can do it....but I have yet to hear of anyone who could evolve voluntairilly. It usually takes millions of years....)Well, make that, the PHYSICAL evolution of living things takes years and years. The MENTAL evolution of people on this planet need not take so long. Our ATTITUDES towards this planet, and our ability to continue to live on it, as we have done, needs to change. Above all, we have GOT to realize there IS such a problem as GLOBAL WARMING....and that it is happening NOW. Also, we must realize that it is NOT necessarily fatal for life on this planet, as we know it...IF we recognize it, and IF we ALL do something ...or as many things, as we can, to stop it. THE LIVE EARTH GLOBAL WARMING SURVIVAL HANDBOOK, by DAVID DE ROTHSCHILD shows 87 ways to help save the planet....surely, everyone can pick out at LEAST one or two, (and hopefully more), to practice?"SAVE OUR SELVES" (SOS), is NOT a selfish motto. It is a motto of SURVIVAL FOR EVERYBODY ON THIS PLANET, AND FOR GENERATIONS OF PEOPLE, WHO WANT TO LIVE ON THIS PLANET, TO COME......I someomehow think back, now, on an early disaster movie, "On The Beach".It's interesting for me to think back now, that when our family first saw it, my father -- in a jovial mood -- decided that we should see it on January 1st! I couldn't understand why he would want to see such a movie on January 1st, but later discovered why... I thought he knew, (as I did), that it was about the aftermath of a nuclear war. But, from the title, "On The Beach", he assertained that it was a sort of Annette Funicello/Frankie Avalon type movie, only with the older actors of Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner! Well, seeing the movie was, I guess, a shock to him. (If I had known what he believed the movie to be, I would have corrected it....but I thought he knew....) The interesting thing is, there were some other people in the movie theatre too. Surely, ALL of them couldn't have expected a "beach" movie? Were they there as sort of tempting fate? Was it a sort of"sticking out their tongues" at the possible reality, then, of nuclear war (In 2008, are WE doing the same thing now, by ignoring ideas such as those presented in David de Rothschild's engrossing book?)Nuclear war really COULD have happened. But brave people fought it, and no nuclear war occurred. It can be the same with the present danger of global warming: the worst need not happen, if we all do SOMETHING, OR THINGS, to stop it.You need no other book, in my opinion, than this one by David de Rothschild, to get you started, and involved. Buy one copy for yourself, and buy others as gifts!In "ON THE BEACH", the very last frames of the movie are unforgettable. All the people are gone, but a sign remains. It reads: '......THERE___IS___STILL___TIME___BROTHER.....'

It is an easy read, almost like a comic book. It had a lot of good ideas but not anything that is in other places. It is good for someone new to the subject. The suggestions of how to live through global warming was a joke literally. That is why I bought the book and was disappointed by that aspect of it. I would like a book on how to live through global warming because it is going to get much worse before enough people wake up.

This book is an excellent primer for those who want to start learning about actionable steps that they can do as individuals, communities and families to help address the global warming environmental problem. It is written in easy-to-understand everyday vernacular with lots of humor and simple illustrations thrown in . It is not meant for the academic scientist, but rather for the ordinary citizen with a style that is especially appealing to the under 30 generation. I read this book from cover to cover, and I anticipate that I will be referring to it many times over the next several years.Get this book and start learning how to walk the walk and talk the talk !Note- this reviewer is proudly and positively prejudiced as his son was one of the contributing authors of the book.

This book is very enjoyable and in a very playful form sets out the strategies that must be followed so that each of us contributes with a sand granite to diminish or to mitigate the effects of the global warming. The book was a gift for my children of 10 and 13 years old, and they think that is brilliant and funny.It would have to be translated to Spanish and to be located for developing countries, because it is a very useful tool to include the paper that each person has in her commitment with the climatic change.We love the part of the letter to the Congressman where you are asking him or her about what has he or she have done to prevent global warming.

Interesting read-simple things you can do to make a difference.A hopeful approach to heavy subject matter-gears your thinking toward a more "green outlook"I enjoyed the illustrations coupled with Eco-facts and tips.

Nice little book - good for those already thinking about what they can do about global warming, and also those who have no idea. However, be warned, you will need a sense of humour for some of the suggestions!

Excellent book if you want to see the rubbish he writes. I was illuminated !Fast delivery