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