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David Suzuki: The Autobiography Paperback – September 28, 2007

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David Suzuki’s autobiography limns a life dedicated to making the world a better place. The book expands on the early years covered in Metamorphosis and continues to the present, when, at age 70, Suzuki reflects on his entire life and his hopes for the future. The book begins with his life-changing experience of racism interned in a World War II concentration camp, and goes on to discuss his teenage years, his college and postgraduate experiences in the U.S., and his career as a geneticist and then as the host of The Nature of Things. With characteristic candor and passion, he describes how he became a leading environmentalist, writer, and thinker; the establishment of the David Suzuki Foundation; his world travels and meetings with luminaries like Nelson Mandela and the Dalai Lama; and the abiding role of nature and family in his life. David Suzuki is an intimate and inspiring look at a modern-day visionary.

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September 28, 2007
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Greystone Books; First Edition (September 28, 2007)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 416 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1553652819
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1553652816
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.75 x 1 x 8.75 inches

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- #4,463 in Environmentalist & Naturalist Biographies
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BenH

A great story!

Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2012

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Well told, in excellent style, with good insights into nature and environmental politics.

Kept me reading in the middle of the night.

Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2011

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David Suzuki has hosted some very fine "Nature of Things" tv shows on PBS. I have a dvd copy of one of his shows on "the Mystery of Mind." Suzuki combines the intelligence and dispassion of a good ecologist with an open-mindedness worthy of a philosophical journalist. His stories about his family -- especially his father and his environmentally active daughters -- are very heart-warming. He presents a scientifically valid yet spiritual view of the world in which we live.

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Arnold Krupat

A Self-Important Force for Good

Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2013

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Suzuki is an Asian-Canadian geneticist, environmentalist, and television personality. His 1991 "Declaration of Interdependence" has attracted considerable attention in conveying the message that we are all responsible to and dependent upon one another and as well to all life on this planet. It's an important message and one that bears repeating and re-enforcing. His manner, however, in this autobiography, tends toward sentimentality and self-importance. It's a long slog. Like a macrobiotic diet, it's good for you but not much fun.

Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2018

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his experience in the camps as a kids are very interesting

Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2016

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A very interesting account of the great environmentalist's life.

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STEPHEN PLETKO

A look into the extraordinary life of one of the most passionate and visionary people on the planet!!!

Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2007

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"Why would anyone else be interested in my life? I know people like to delve into the hidden parts of the lives of people who have acquired some notoriety, hoping to find juicy bits of gossip, signs of weakness or faults that bring the subjects down off pedestals, or simply to expand on what one knows about a public figure. It's not my intension to satisfy that curiosity. Instead, as an "elder," I hope my reflection on one life may stir the reader to consider those thoughts in relation to his or her own life."

The above is found in the last paragraph of the preface of this book by geneticist and environmentalist, the TV host of the acclaimed long-running program "The Nature of Things with David Suzuki," the founder and chair of the David Suzuki Foundation, and the author of more than forty books, David Suzuki (born 1936).

Suzuki explains the contents of his candid and honest book:

"This...is a story I have created by selectively dredging up bits and pieces from the detritus of seventy years of life. The first five chapters skim over the first fifty years...and the rest of the book describes events since then."

More specifically, the first five chapters begin with his childhood life in "racist British Columbia" in Canada, then goes on to his education in the U.S., his early career as a research geneticist, and his "new career" in radio then television. As the book proceeds, we see his transformation into environmental warrior where he recounts stories of his activism in British Columbia and eventually the Amazon, telling us of the plight of the indigenous peoples in this environmentally sensitive region.

In the second half of his book, he tells of his journeys to Australia. Suzuki fell "head over heels" for this country and says that "We [his second wife and him] have never regretted remaining in Canada, but we do feel privileged to be able to return to Australia again and again." He goes on to explain the establishment of the foundation named after him and describes some of its successes to date. Then he proceeds to tell us of his experiences at the Earth summit of 1992 and the world climate change conference held in Kyoto, Japan in 1997.

The last three chapters are especially interesting where Suzuki gives us his ruminations on science and technology, the cult of celebrity and old age respectively.

Throughout the book, two things are apparent: Suzuki cares deeply for his family and his passion for the environment. With regards to the latter, I thought I knew a lot about what's happening to the environment, but I learned much more from reading this book. I think I learned so much because of Suzuki's first-hand observations that he eloquently details and his explanations of what's going on are easy to understand. (My assertion here is actually incredible when you think about it because this book is actually an autobiography and not an environmental science book.)

This autobiography is chatty, intimate, full of interesting stories, and remarkably honest. Suzuki's decency and sincerity shines through practically every sentence of his book.

Finally, the book is peppered with photographs. Even though he sees the "cult of celebrity" as "frightening," you'll see Suzuki in photographs with Canadian and U.S. celebrities such as Gordon Lightfoot, John Denver, Tom Cruise, and Jane Fonda. My favorite photo is the very last one that has him posing naked with only a fig leaf on. The caption reads:

"The notorious fig leaf shot for the show "Phallacies" for [his TV show] "The Nature of Things with David Suzuki."

In conclusion, this is an elegant account of the life of a man who evolved from an academic geneticist into a T.V. and radio personality, first popular in Canada, then the world!!

(first published 2006; preface; 18 chapters; main narrative 400 pages; index; photo credits)

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W. E. Emmons

A great autobiography of a scientist and environmental activist

Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2008

I thoroughly enjoyed this tracing of David Suziki's life from his early encounters with racism through his life-long efforts to inform others of the need to safeguard the Earth's resources and his role to do something about it. This is indeed the story from the one who lived it of a great scientist and environmentalist. Highly recommended.

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smallebean

Excellent book

Reviewed in Canada on January 23, 2023

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Still reading it but it is a fascinating book. Strongly recommend it.

CW-Wilk

it came in awesome condition! recommend for sure

Reviewed in Canada on October 28, 2017

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dave Suzuki is a Canadian that im proud of in alota ways!- has taught so many of us so many things! in a way kind of stands for what we believe in Canada- knowledge, understanding, resilience, and a big concern for the well being of everybody/everything. This book will hopefully tell the story of david, or at least some of it! this book is a gift to but I hope to read it someday. it came in awesome condition! recommend for sure!

Andrew patton

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Reviewed in Canada on March 30, 2017

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What a man. A real Canadian treasure.

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PAUL BENSON

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I gave it to a friend.

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