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Save The Planet, Hug A Clam

It has become obvious to all but the mostcerebral charms, you may be tempted to
unrelentingly stubborn apologists for the oilconsume the whole thing while in the middle
industry that we now stand at a pivotalof a crowded book store. Try to avoid this
moment in the history of our planet. As muchtemptation, as you will find Fables to be a
fun as it would be to make fun of Al Gore'sveritable banquet of philosophical
pretentious drawl and expanding bald spot,speculation and belly laughs. How in God's
none of us can afford to ignore his clarionname, you may be wondering, can one book
call for global change. With humankind'soffer such seemingly incongruous rewards? The
carbon footprint leaving a catastrophicanswer to that question is the secret of
impact upon Mother Earth, it is the sacredQuisling's triumph. He has crafted three
responsibility of every citizen to make adistinct but thematically connected
change for the better. We can all agree ontales,focusing on some of the Earth's least
that much, but the next question is a lotrespected inhabitants: a clam, an ant, and an
thornier: How exactly do you start? As in soearthworm. Against all expectation, Quisling
many vital areas of life, when confronted byturns these lowly invertebrates into heroes
a monumental task it is beneficial to startof truly epic scale. By infusing so much
with something small. In other words, beginambiguous life and recognizably human foibles
by taking a "micro" view of your "macro"into its three-pack of protagonists, Fables
problem. Numerous studies have indicated thatallows readers to understand these creatures
the more we are taught to respect and evenas reflections of ourselves. Laughable as the
love the tiniest creatures, the deeperclam's frustration with the emptiness of his
connection we will feel to the planet atexistence might seem, is our own periodic
large. So if you're looking to addressdespair any less ridiculous? It all comes
climate change in your own way, you mightdown to a matter of perspective, which seems
want to start by picking up a copy of Fablesto be one of Quisling's primary lessons.
From the Mud by Erik Quisling. This book,After reading this timeless book, you may
simple in structure yet profound infind yourself thinking twice before stepping
implication, illuminates the plight ofon the next ant you see crossing the
Earth's smallest inhabitants in a style thatsidewalk. He's a guest on this ailing planet,
will make you laugh even as your empathyjust like you. And for all you know, he might
expands. The first thing you are apt tobe in the middle of an heroic struggle worthy
notice about Fables is the fluid interchangeof  mention  in  a  book Fables From the Mud.
between illustrations and text. This book has
been designed with such a graceful simplicityErik Quisling is the author of the critically
that you could easily read it cover to coveracclaimed new book, Fables from the Mud
in a single sitting. Indeed, once you've(Borderlands Press, Nov. 2007).
gotten a sense of its sharp humor and



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