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LAST STAND. Ted Turner's Quest to Save a Troubled Planet
by Wilkinson, Todd
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0762784431
- ISBN 13
- 9780762784431
- Seller
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Bainbridge Island, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Guilford: Lyons Press, 2013. First edition. Hardcover. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. Signed by both Todd Wilkinson (on the title page) and Ted Turner (on a bookplate). Foreward by Ted Turner. Entrepreneur and media mogul Ted Turner has commanded global attention for his dramatic personality, his founding of CNN, his marriage to Jane Fonda, and his company's merger with Time Warner. But his green resume has gone largely ignored, even while his role as a pioneering eco-capitalist means more to Turner than any other aspect of his legacy. He currently owns more than two million acres of private land (more than any other individual in America), and his bison herd exceeds 50,000 head, the largest in history. He donated $1 billion to help save the UN, and has recorded dozens of other firsts with regard to wildlife conservation, fighting nukes, and assisting the poor. He calls global warming the most dire threat facing humanity, and says that the tycoons of the future will be minted in the development of green, alternative renewable energy. Â Â Â Â Â Last Stand goes behind the scenes into Turner's private life, exploring the man's accomplishments and his motivations, showing the world a fascinating and flawed, fully three-dimensional character. From barnstorming the country with T. Boone Pickens on behalf of green energy to a pivotal night when he considered suicide, Turner is not the man the public believes him to be. Through Turner's eyes, the reader is asked to consider another way of thinking about the environment, our obligations to help others in need, and the grave challenges threatening the survival of civilization. 371 pages with index, illustrated from photographs.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ed Smith Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15355
- Title
- LAST STAND. Ted Turner's Quest to Save a Troubled Planet
- Author
- Wilkinson, Todd
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 0762784431
- ISBN 13
- 9780762784431
- Publisher
- Lyons Press
- Place of Publication
- Guilford
- Date Published
- 2013
- Keywords
- Signed, Ted Turner, Business people, United States, Environmental issues
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ed Smith Books
Biblio member since 2009
Bainbridge Island, Washington
About Ed Smith Books
Ed Smith Books specializes in better condition modern literary first editions, signed books, photographic monographs, screen and theater related material and pop culture. We offer appraisals for books and photographs. We are located a short ferry ride from downtown Seattle, WA on Bainbridge Island. Since 1985 (ABAA since 1995). Two authors we specialize in are Charles Bukowski and Hunter S Thompson. Open by appointment.
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