| It has become obvious to all but the most
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| | Indeed, once you've gotten a sense of its
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| unrelentingly stubborn apologists for the
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| | sharp humor and cerebral charms, you may
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| oil industry that we now stand at a
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| | be tempted to consume the whole thing
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| pivotal moment in the history of our
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| | while in the middle of a crowded book
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| planet. As much fun as it would be to
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| | store.
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| make fun of Al Gore's pretentious drawl
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| | Try to avoid this temptation, as you will
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| and expanding bald spot, none of us can
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| | find Fables to be a veritable banquet of
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| afford to ignore his clarion call for
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| | philosophical speculation and belly
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| global change. With humankind's carbon
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| | laughs. How in God's name, you may be
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| footprint leaving a catastrophic impact
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| | wondering, can one book offer such
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| upon Mother Earth, it is the sacred
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| | seemingly incongruous rewards? The answer
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| responsibility of every citizen to make a
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| | to that question is the secret of
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| change for the better. We can all agree
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| | Quisling's triumph. He has crafted three
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| on that much, but the next question is a
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| | distinct but thematically connected
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| lot thornier: How exactly do you start?
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| | tales,focusing on some of the Earth's
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| As in so many vital areas of life, when
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| | least respected inhabitants: a clam, an
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| confronted by a monumental task it is
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| | ant, and an earthworm. Against all
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| beneficial to start with something small.
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| | expectation, Quisling turns these lowly
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| In other words, begin by taking a "micro"
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| | invertebrates into heroes of truly epic
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| view of your "macro" problem. Numerous
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| | scale.
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| studies have indicated that the more we
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| | By infusing so much ambiguous life and
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| are taught to respect and even love the
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| | recognizably human foibles into its
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| tiniest creatures, the deeper connection
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| | three-pack of protagonists, Fables allows
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| we will feel to the planet at large. So
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| | readers to understand these creatures as
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| if you're looking to address climate
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| | reflections of ourselves. Laughable as
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| change in your own way, you might want to
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| | the clam's frustration with the emptiness
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| start by picking up a copy of Fables From
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| | of his existence might seem, is our own
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| the Mud by Erik Quisling. This book,
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| | periodic despair any less ridiculous? It
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| simple in structure yet profound in
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| | all comes down to a matter of
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| implication, illuminates the plight of
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| | perspective, which seems to be one of
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| Earth's smallest inhabitants in a style
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| | Quisling's primary lessons.
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| that will make you laugh even as your
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| | After reading this timeless book, you may
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| empathy expands.
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| | find yourself thinking twice before
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| The first thing you are apt to notice
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| | stepping on the next ant you see crossing
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| about Fables is the fluid interchange
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| | the sidewalk. He's a guest on this ailing
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| between illustrations and text. This book
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| | planet, just like you. And for all you
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| has been designed with such a graceful
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| | know, he might be in the middle of an
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| simplicity that you could easily read it
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| | heroic struggle worthy of mention in a
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| cover to cover in a single sitting.
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| | book Fables From the Mud.
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