Gaia: The Human Journey from Chaos to CosmosThe first popularly written explanation of the scientific theory galvanizing both New Age and scientific circles: the GAIA Hypothesis. |
Contents
A NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR | 9 |
FOREWORD BY JAMES E LOVELOCK | 13 |
A TWICETOLD TALE | 19 |
Copyright | |
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