num_pages: 272
description: "Consume and compete!" The message of the economic treadmill is loud and constant. But in this seminal work, David Suzuki argues that the real bottom line, and society's challenge today, is not debts and deficits, but the need to live full and meaningful lives without destroying the Earth's biosphere, which supports all life. Suzuki explores the physical, social, and spiritual needs that form the basis of any society that aspires to a sustainable future and a high quality life for its citizens. Those fundamental requirements are rooted in the Earth and its life support systems. They are worthy of reverence and respect; they are sacred.
language: English
title: The Sacred Balance: Rediscovering Our Place in Nature
titlecomplete: The Sacred Balance: Rediscovering Our Place in Nature
genres: Nature, Science Nature, Philosophy, Sustainability, Spirituality, Environment, Science, Canada, Nonfiction, Ecology
ratings_count: 1308
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY)
category: Environment/Ecology/Nature (Finalist)
publisher: Mountaineers Books