{"product_id":"the-many-lives-of-carbon","title":"The Many Lives of Carbon","description":"In its pure form  carbon appears as the soft graphite of a pencil or as the sparkling diamond in a womans engagement ring. Underneath the surface  carbon is also the basic building block of the cells in our bodies and of all known life on earth. And at a molecular level  carbon bonds with oxygen to create carbon dioxidea gas as vital to our life on this planet as it is detrimental at high levels in our atmosphere. As we face the climate change crisis  its now more important than ever to understand carbon and its life cycle.  The Many Lives of Carbon is the story of this all-important chemical element  labeled C on our periodic tables. Its the story of balancebetween photosynthesis and cell respiration  between building and burning  between life and death. Dag Olav Hessen is our guide as we discover carbon in minerals  rocks  wood  and rain forests. He explains how carbon is studied by scientists  as well as its role in the greenhouse effect  and  not least  the impact of manmade emissions. Hessen isnt afraid to ask the difficult questions as he confronts us with the literally burning issue of climate change. How will ecosystems respond to global change  and how will this feed back into our climate systems? How bad could climate change be  and will our ecosystems recover? What are our moral obligations in the face of excess carbon production? Neither alarmist nor moralistic  Hessen takes readers on a journey from atom to planet in informative  compelling prose.","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44915489898549,"sku":"ByrdShop_1780238517","price":315.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/ByrdShop_1780238517.jpg?v=1768302407","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-many-lives-of-carbon","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}