How the Biosphere Works: Fresh Views Discovered While Growing Peppers

Aurthored by a leading contributor to the Big History movement - the current Vice President of the International Big History Association (IBHA)
Documents what the biosphere is, and what our position as humans within it is today.
Describes how the biosphere has become the way it is.
Summarizes the novel simple theoretical model proposed in the book, and thus, how the biosphere functions.
Predicts what the possibilities and limitations are for future human action
Emphasizes how simple but careful observations can lead to far-reaching theoretical implications.