Nature has been Robert Bateman's inspiration ever since he began painting birds from his bedroom window as a young boy. The wildlife he features in his paintings are expressions of his love and respect for the natural world.
A passionate environmentalist who has devoted his life to documenting the awesome power of nature, Bateman is deeply worried about the state of our planet and the fate of our natural heritage. Whenever he talks about his paintings, he talks about the environmental messages they convey, and those who have heard him speak have clamoured for a book that encapsulates his philosophy.
Thinking Like a Mountain is the result of many years of thinking, talking and writing about the world's growing environmental crisis. Beautifully designed and illustrated with original drawings, it is a gathering of questions, observations and ideas Robert Bateman has drawn from his own life experiences and gleaned from the writings of some of the visionaries who have influenced him.
As Einstein said, "We cannot solve the problems of today with the same thinking that gave us the problems in the first place." Only a profound shift in philosophy, Bateman believes, can save our species from extinction.
Thinking Like a Mountain is printed on 100 per cent ancient-forest-free paper that is 100 per cent post-consumer recycled and has been processed chlorine free.
Preface
PART ONE: Getting to Know the Neighbours
A Day in May
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Birdwatcher
My People
The Call of a Wolf
Roving around the World
Getting to Know the Neighbours
Natural Art
Aristocrats of Time and Space
PART TWO: Message in the Bones
Message in the Bones
The Grapes of La Mancha
If a Tree Falls
A Village Story
Homo sapiens Teenager consumerensis
Small Is Beautiful
Unholy Alliance
Natural Capitalism
Beyond the Rapids
PART THREE: Signs of Hope
An Alpine Idea
The Grameen Bank
Nigerian Public Transit
The Ecology of Cities
Holy Alliances
From Tortoise Islet
Good People
A View from the Mountain
More Food for Thought
Acknowledgments
