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 Our
Wild Niche by Laurie
Cookson
Wouldn't it be great to be
wild? To be so natural and free that we could do whatever we want. But
we can't. If our species went wild the results could be very unpleasant.
We might lose control. Our species has allowed itself to become
artificial in its efforts to be careful and considerate. But what if we
have made a mistake and miss the real value of wildness? In nature, not
all animals are evolving, but all of them are wild. Why? Evolution is
survival of the wildest, not survival of the fittest. Being wild allows
an animal to become efficient in its niche. Wild species flourish in
natural diversity and harmony. How do they do it?
Our Wild Niche explores what it is to be wild, the
obstacles that stand in the way of our being wild, and the human traits
that will come forward when we finally do reach our wild niche. It also
shows how the wildness links "everything" together into a
sensible and complete package that will give new insight into the role
of our human emotions, feelings, instincts, adaptations and desires.
About the Author
Laurie Cookson is a scientist with a PhD in Zoology. He lives in
Australia with his wife and two children.
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 Touch
the Top of the World : A Blind Man's Journey to Climb Farther Than the
Eye Can See by Erik
Weihenmayer
The incredible, inspiring
story of world-class climber Erik Weihenmayer, from the terrible
diagnosis that foretold of the loss of his eyesight, to his dream to
climb mountains, and finally his quest to reach each of the Seven
Summits.
Erik Weihenmayer was born with retinoscheses, a degenerative eye
disorder that would progressively unravel his retinas. Erik learned from
doctors that he was destined to lose his sight by age thirteen. Yet from
early on, he was determined to rise above this devastating disability
and lead a fulfilling, exciting life. In Touch the Top of the World,
Erik recalls his struggle to push past the limits placed on him by his
visual impairment-and by a seeing world. He speaks movingly of the role
his family played in his battle to break through the barriers of
blindness: the mother who prayed for the miracle that would restore her
son's sight; the father who encouraged him to strive for that
unreachable mountaintop.
Erik was the first blind man to summit McKinley. Soon he became the
first blind person to scale the infamous 3000-foot rock wall of El
Capitan and then Argentina's Aconcagua, the highest peak outside of
Asia. He was married to his longtime sweetheart at 13,000 feet on the
Shira Plateau on his way to Kilimanjaro's summit, and recently Erik
scaled Polar Circus, the 30,000-foot vertical ice wall in Alberta,
Canada. Erik's story is about having the vision to dream big; the
courage to reach for near impossible goals; and the grit, determination,
and ingenuity to transform our lives into "something
miraculous."
About the Author
Erik Weihenmayer is a world-class athlete: acrobatic skydiver, long
distance biker and marathon runner, skier, mountaineer, ice climber, and
rock climber. Erik lectures professionally to over 40,000 people a year
on the importance of living your dreams no matter the obstacles.
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