--- product_id: 36798484 title: "Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth (Oxford Landmark Science)" price: "18797CFA" currency: XOF in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.sn/products/36798484-gaia-a-new-look-at-life-on-earth-oxford-landmark store_origin: SN region: Senegal --- # Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth (Oxford Landmark Science) **Price:** 18797CFA **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth (Oxford Landmark Science) - **How much does it cost?** 18797CFA with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sn](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/36798484-gaia-a-new-look-at-life-on-earth-oxford-landmark) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description In this classic work that continues to inspire many readers, Jim Lovelock puts forward his idea that the Earth functions as a single organism. Written for non scientists, Gaia is a journey through time and space in search of evidence in support of a radically different model of our planet. In contrast to conventional belief that life is passive in the face of threats to its existence, the book explores the hypothesis that the Earth's living matter influences air, ocean, and rock to form a complex, self regulating system that has the capacity to keep the Earth a fit place for life. Since Gaia was first published, Jim Lovelock's hypothesis has become a hotly debated topic in scientific circles. In a new Preface to this edition, he outlines his view of the present state of the debate. Oxford Landmark Science books are 'must read' classics of modern science writing which have crystallized big ideas, and shaped the way we think. Review: Still an amazing read - I read this when it first came out. Some critics made fun of Lovelock but he sure made sense to me. Now most of them are in agreement. He explains complex concepts in very clear language and some how captures the vital, dynamic, ever-changing interactive nature of all that is 'earth', all processes living in connection and response to each other. What indigenous people who live close to nature have always understood. Review: Gaia is earth and us... - Lovelock quite rightly is widely considered the originator or at the very least the primary popularizer and promotor of Gaia Theory. This book is a beautiful explanation and summary. I have believed for a long time now that his theory not only makes scientific sense but should by now in 2024 simply be Common Sense. It is all a giant living self-regulating system--this planet and all its life forms, too. We can get all caught up in arguments about what it means to say the earth is alive or has consciousness, etc. But the facts suggest it is so. Read this small book and be moved, impressed, amazed, delighted. Gaia Theory could be the Great Myth we humans live by, the great opportunity we have as sentient human beings. To honor Mother Earth and work with her instead of against her could be the answer we unconsciously seek now through religions and all the other mad human ego games and superstitions. I'm not at all sure we humans are wise enough as a species to grasp the opportunity we have but if we continue destroying the earth, she, Gaia, may very well cast us off and continue on without us. As for me, I will love her to whatever end befalls me. Get on board. There is plenty of room... ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #343,537 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #298 in Ecology (Books) #409 in Environmental Science (Books) #553 in Environmentalism | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 650 Reviews | ## Images ![Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth (Oxford Landmark Science) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61tAz5plfhL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Still an amazing read *by S***T on September 11, 2021* I read this when it first came out. Some critics made fun of Lovelock but he sure made sense to me. Now most of them are in agreement. He explains complex concepts in very clear language and some how captures the vital, dynamic, ever-changing interactive nature of all that is 'earth', all processes living in connection and response to each other. What indigenous people who live close to nature have always understood. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Gaia is earth and us... *by O***S on January 12, 2024* Lovelock quite rightly is widely considered the originator or at the very least the primary popularizer and promotor of Gaia Theory. This book is a beautiful explanation and summary. I have believed for a long time now that his theory not only makes scientific sense but should by now in 2024 simply be Common Sense. It is all a giant living self-regulating system--this planet and all its life forms, too. We can get all caught up in arguments about what it means to say the earth is alive or has consciousness, etc. But the facts suggest it is so. Read this small book and be moved, impressed, amazed, delighted. Gaia Theory could be the Great Myth we humans live by, the great opportunity we have as sentient human beings. To honor Mother Earth and work with her instead of against her could be the answer we unconsciously seek now through religions and all the other mad human ego games and superstitions. I'm not at all sure we humans are wise enough as a species to grasp the opportunity we have but if we continue destroying the earth, she, Gaia, may very well cast us off and continue on without us. As for me, I will love her to whatever end befalls me. Get on board. There is plenty of room... ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Interesting Hypothesis in Somewhat Convoluted Form *by D***L on May 18, 2000* James Lovelock has created a powerful and interesting argument in this book that will keep scientists busy for centuries. He notices that there is an ability for the Earth to maintain relatively constant conditions in temperature, atmosphere, salinity and pH of the oceans, and reductions in pollutants that defies the simple observations of what "should" happen. From this, he concludes that there is a complex of physical, chemical and biological interrelationships that work like a living organism, which he defines as the Gaia Hypothesis. For defining that concept and providing some of the measurements to establish its premises, he deserves a 7 star rating. Unfortunately, the argument is expressed in overlong and convoluted fashion. He deliberately limits himself to a nonscientific explanation in this book. The scientific version of the argument is in The Ages of Gaia. Although the book is not long, it certainly could have been condensed into a longish article for Scientific American or The Atlantic Monthly. My second quibble is that the editor was nowhere in sight on the organization of the book. The key point is often buried in the third sentence of the last paragraph in a chapter. The argument in between wanders into all kinds of places where it doesn't need to go. For organization and editing, I give this book a one star rating. So the average is a 4 star rating. The writing itself is pleasant enough. Don't let the lack of organization and editing put you off, for it is worth your while to read this book. It will remind you of the benefits of the sort of sytems thinking that Peter Senge talks about in The Fifth Discipline. The other thing you will learn is the weakness of scientific work that fails to develop enough field data and to connect enough with other disciplines. I was struck by the same observations recently while visiting environmental scientists at the Smithsonian Institution. The basics in many of these areas have yet to be measured and evaluated. This book will point countless generations forward in understanding how our plant maintains its environment that permits life to flourish. Clearly, it is a stallbusting effort to replace "stalled" thinking about the history and future of the Earth. I found the key questions (such as why doesn't the ocean become more saline?) to be irresistible. I think you will, too. 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