James Lovelock's The Vanishing Face of Gaia: A Final Warning is a prophetic message for mankind
from one of the most influential scientists of our age. James Lovelock's Gaia theory the idea
that our planet is a living self-regulating system has transformed the way we see our planet
and what is now happening to it. In this book he distils a lifetime's wisdom and observation of
the Earth to reveal the rate at which our climate is altering how conventional 'green'
measures are not working and how life as we know it is going to change forever. Only Gaia he
shows can help us fully understand this and prepare us for the future. 'The most influential
scientist and writer since Charles Darwin' Irish Times 'Supremely life-affirming ... The
definitive statement of the Gaia theory and its implications for the future' John Gray
Literary Review 'Exhilarating ... Lovelock is the closest thing we have to an Old Testament
prophet' John Carey Sunday Times 'Gripping convincing and indeed terrifying' Michael McCarthy
Independent 'Lovelock's writing has enormous warmth and vitality ... we need scientists such as
him' Fiona Harvey Financial Times James Lovelock is the author of more than 200 scientific
papers and the originator of the Gaia Hypothesis (now Gaia Theory). He has written three books
on the subject: Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth The Ages of Gaia and Gaia: The Practical
Science of Planetary Medicine as well as an autobiography Homage to Gaia. In September 2005
Prospect magazine named him as one of the world's top 100 global public intellectuals.
