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You probably recognize his name and face as a late twentieth-century media mogul.
But who really is Ted Turner?
You may think you know him as the say-anything provocateur. The tactless livewire. Notorious lefty or conservative businessman. Dyed-in-the-wool capitalist. Social progressive. Mouth of the South. Yet there are other sobriquets, more personally meaningful to him: Eco-capitalist. Citizen environmentalist. Anti–nuclear weapons crusader. Humanitarian agitator. Bison baron. Bequeather of land.
Last Stand is an exploration of Turner’s lesser-known but larger scale other life—his journey as a still-evolving green-minded iconoclast who is pioneering another new path forward in the twenty-first century. It chronicles Turner’s emergence as a new hybrid category of philanthropist-eco-humanitarian-capitalist.
Last Stand goes behind the scenes into Turner’s private life, exploring the man’s accomplishments and his motivations, showing the world a fascinating and flawed, fully three-dimensional character. Through Turner’s eyes we are asked to consider another way of thinking about the environment, our obligations to help others in need, and the grave challenges threatening the survival of civilization.
Todd Wilkinson has been a professional journalist and author for more than twenty-five years, with assignments that have taken him around the world. He is author of several books, including the critically acclaimed Science under Siege: the Politicians’ War on Nature and Truth.
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Entrepreneur and media mogul Ted Turner has commanded global attention for his dramatic personality, his founding of CNN, his marriage to Jane Fonda, and his company's merger with Time Warner. But his green resume has gone largely ignored, even while his role as a pioneering eco-capitalist means more to Turner than any other aspect of his legacy. He currently owns more than two million acres of private land (more than any other individual in America), and his bison herd exceeds 50,000 head, the largest in history. He donated $1 billion to help save the UN, and has recorded dozens of other firsts with regard to wildlife conservation, fighting nukes, and assisting the poor. He calls global warming the most dire threat facing humanity, and says that the tycoons of the future will be minted in the development of green, alternative renewable energy. Last Stand goes behind the scenes into Turner's private life, exploring the man's accomplishments and his motivations, showing the world a fascinating and flawed, fully three-dimensional character. From barnstorming the country with T. Boone Pickens on behalf of green energy to a pivotal night when he considered suicide, Turner is not the man the public believes him to be. Through Turner's eyes, the reader is asked to consider another way of thinking about the environment, our obligations to help others in need, and the grave challenges threatening the survival of civilization. View Last Stand's video trailer! A highly regarded environmental journalist turns his attention to one of the most compelling personalities in American business. Last Stand gives us a new, unexpected lens through which to view a previously unsung hero of conservation and offers prescriptions for the future of conservation. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780762784431
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Book Description Condition: New. View Last Stand's video trailer! A highly regarded environmental journalist turns his attention to one of the most compelling personalities in American business. Last Stand gives us a new, unexpected lens through which to view a previously unsung hero of conservation and offers prescriptions for the future of conservation. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGF; BGT; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 224 x 34. Weight in Grams: 594. . 2013. Repackaged. Hardcover. . . . . Seller Inventory # V9780762784431
Book Description Condition: New. View Last Stand's video trailer! A highly regarded environmental journalist turns his attention to one of the most compelling personalities in American business. Last Stand gives us a new, unexpected lens through which to view a previously unsung hero of conservation and offers prescriptions for the future of conservation. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGF; BGT; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 224 x 34. Weight in Grams: 594. . 2013. Repackaged. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9780762784431