Codex Orféo
Autor Michael Charles Tobiasen Limba Engleză Hardback – 22 iun 2016
Explore shattering ethical, political and practical quagmires in this gripping ecological thriller. A tense plot deals with devastating scientific, secret intelligence and geopolitical issues.
“You alright, Professor?” Mal asked in a whisper.
“Yeah, I’ll be alright.”
World renowned ecologist, UCLA Professor David Lev, aged 84, has just begun a contemporary odyssey. From delivering a plenary address on climate change at the Rio+20 UN Summit, he must prevail on a journey through sub-zero hurricane-force gales, impenetrable bogs and twelve foot drifts of ice in the forests of Belarus. Along the way, Lev’s journey directs us to consider such profound questions as: Are we our Brother’s Keeper? What are the ethical limits of science? And, finally, at what price, glory?
It is not only Lev’s story that is the key to this page-turner but also an account from the days of World War IIand the Holocaust, which hinges on survival. A constellation of richly nuanced, deeply drawn characters whose enmeshed lives and unique circumstances speak with resonance, melancholy, inspiration and unrelenting drama are all part of this complex and thought-provoking novel - including cutting-edge biochemist Dr Taman Chernichevsky. What has he discovered?
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9783319306216
ISBN-10: 3319306219
Pagini: 292
Ilustrații: X, 282 p. 12 illus., 10 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 160 x 241 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.55 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2017
Editura: Springer
Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland
ISBN-10: 3319306219
Pagini: 292
Ilustrații: X, 282 p. 12 illus., 10 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 160 x 241 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.55 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2017
Editura: Springer
Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland
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Cuprins
The Road To Utopia.- The Day of the Chicken.- Deep in the Forest.- Simon Stylites.- Yakub Kolas Central Scientific Library.- The Stampede for a Catalytic Agent.- Thermus aquaticus.- Alice’s Rabbit Hole.- Tuber aestivum.- Pavilion 3.- Rio Maelstrom.- Euclid’s Ghost.- The Moment That Would Change A Lifetime.- Ugly World.- Daze.- Obfuscations.- Early Morning, Avenida President Wilson.- The Bartender’s Apartment.- From the Knee Down.- The Ides, 2015.- The Communiqué.- A Classified Huddle.- Noitnettaruoydeeniemsti.- Cro-Magnon..- Machinations.- The Irish Connection.- The Decision.- London.- A Glazed Twist.- Warszawa Centralna.- Pryvakzaĺnaja plošča, 9:07 am. Minsk.- Vulitsa Kirava 13 .- Minsk Passazhirsky.- No Birds.- Unique Circumstances.- Disaster.- Scrimmage.- The Great Aunt.- Lev’s Dream.- 225063 Kamieniuki. Region, Brest.- The Histories .- The Watch.- The HIT.- Convergences.- The Coming Storm.- Visions of the Shtetele.- Twelve Feet of Snow.- The Diary.- Life and Deathin the Forest.- Despair in the Afternoon.- Wise Men.- The Graves.- 52°35′22.86″N 23°54′12.54″E. Elv. 201 M. .- Eyes On The Gound.- Plants That Dream At Night.- Mystiques Amid the Rhizosphere.- The Genius of a Squirrel.- The Wisent of Bialowieza.- Nothingness.- The Marriage of Figaro Factor.- Daybreak.- 11 am, Tenth Day.- The “Parthenon” of Bialowieza.- A Single Gnarled Gutteral.- Escape From Nature.- Paris.- Les Deux Magots.- The Synagogue de la rue Pavée, 4th district.- The Survivors.- The Crossing Over.
Recenzii
“This is a thriller about geo-terrorism, anti-Semitism, the Holocaust as it reverberates decades later, and grasping global pharmaceutical syndicates. … In his novel Tobias connects the Holocaust, the Anthropocene, and the Sixth Extinction Spasm. … This is a crackerjack of a read. You will learn a lot about zoology, population extinction, Belarus, wilderness survival, and the love of family.” (Bob Sanchez, The Internet Review of Books, Internetreviewofbooks.blogspot.de, November, 2016)
“I highly recommend Codex Orféo. But be prepared! What awaits the reader is a riveting literary expedition. Solid science, animal behavior, conservation biology, and human psychology all within a fictional odyssey by a very wise scientist. It’s an unrelenting and powerful drama, the result of which we can all hope will be a true renaissance of virtue.” (Marc Bekoff, MAHB Millennium Alliance for Humanity and Biosphere, mahb.stanford.edu, July, 2016)
“I highly recommend Codex Orféo. But be prepared! What awaits the reader is a riveting literary expedition. Solid science, animal behavior, conservation biology, and human psychology all within a fictional odyssey by a very wise scientist. It’s an unrelenting and powerful drama, the result of which we can all hope will be a true renaissance of virtue.” (Marc Bekoff, MAHB Millennium Alliance for Humanity and Biosphere, mahb.stanford.edu, July, 2016)
Notă biografică
Ugyen Tshewang is the first Bhutanese scientist who received his PhD in natural science and ecodynamics affecting livestock and populations at the University of Queensland, Australia. During his long illustrious career in the Royal Government of Bhutan, he was the Secretary of National Environment Commission - the country's apex institution of environment sector, founding Director of the National Biodiversity Centre establishing the National Gene Bank, the National Herbarium and Botanic Gardens; and served as the Governor of the country's eastern-most province, Trashiyangtse. Besides his numerous research publications, he led the task force representing multiple stakeholders to develop the Biodiversity Act and various environmental laws and policies of the country. Dr Tshewang was also the national focal point for Multilateral Environment Agreements dealing with the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Basel Convention and the Montreal Protocol.
Michael Charles Tobias is a global ecologist, anthropologist, historian, explorer, author and filmmaker. He obtained his Ph.D. in the Department of History of Consciousness from the University of California-Santa Cruz and has conducted field-research in nearly 100 countries.. Tobias is the author of more than 45 books (both fiction and non-fiction, as well as several edited anthologies). In addition to his numerous books and published research papers, he has written, directed, produced, executive produced or co-executive produced well over 100 films - TV series, documentaries and dramas, most pertaining to environmental, cultural, social or scientific issues. A former Professor at Dartmouth, the University of California-Santa Barbara, the University of New Mexico-Albuquerque and elsewhere. In 1996, Dr Tobias received the "Courage of Conscience Award" for his commitment to nature and non-violence. In 2004 he was the recipient of the Parabola Focus Award for his long-standing body of work aimed at creating a better world. Dr. Tobias is the long-time President of the Dancing Star Foundation (www.dancingstarfoundation.org).
Jane Gray Morrison is an ecologist whose work has taken her to over 30 countries. As a filmmaker, Ms. Morrison has produced numerous films for such networks as Discovery, PBS (where she also Co-Directed "A Day in the Life of Ireland" for Irish Television and WNET/New York), "Hotspots" (www.hotspots-thefilm.com) and Turner Broadcasting for which she served as Senior Producer for "Voice of the Planet," a 10-hour dramatic series based upon the history of life on Earth. Her books include "Sanctuary: Global Oases of Innocence" (www.sanctuary-thebook.com; "Donkey: The Mystique of Equus Asinus;" "God's Country: The New Zealand Factor;" and "No Vacancy." She has co-written five books published by Springer. Since 1999, Jane Morrison has served as the Executive Vice President of Dancing Star Foundation a non-profit organization that focuses on the interdisciplinary humanities and social justice movements as they concern humankind's relationship to the natural world.
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Explore shattering ethical, political and practical quagmires in this gripping ecological thriller. A tense plot deals with devastating scientific, secret intelligence and geopolitical issues.
“You alright, Professor?” Mal asked in a whisper.
“Yeah, I’ll be alright.”
World renowned ecologist, UCLA Professor David Lev, aged 84, has just begun a contemporary odyssey. From delivering a plenary address on climate change at the Rio+20 UN Summit, he must prevail on a journey through sub-zero hurricane-force gales, impenetrable bogs and twelve foot drifts of ice in the forests of Belarus. Along the way, Lev’s journey directs us to consider such profound questions as: Are we our Brother’s Keeper? What are the ethical limits of science? And, finally, at what price, glory?
It is not only Lev’s story that is the key to this page-turner but also an account from the days of World War II andthe Holocaust, which hinges on survival. A constellation of richly nuanced, deeply drawn characters whose enmeshed lives and unique circumstances speak with resonance, melancholy, inspiration and unrelenting drama are all part of this complex and thought-provoking novel - including cutting-edge biochemist Dr Taman Chernichevsky. What has he discovered?
Caracteristici
Provides an arresting meditation on what survival really means, through a deeply evocative novel Explores the ethical limits of science through expertly written fiction Encompasses themes from ecology, philosophy and anthropology in a literary thriller Startles readers with an unexpected ending and a tense, hard-hitting plot