I love this book. Gaia Vince effortlessly weaves individual stories into an epic, global narrative, to present us with a positive vision of a humane, brave new world

A fine and timely book. Gaia Vince shows us how to stay steady and cheerful despite the ever intensifying drama of the Anthropocene

Gaia's remarkable journey is a unique inventory of life on earth, both wild and human, at this important moment in our history.

A beautifully written book that raises the most profound question of our time: "How should we live?" In the past, this has been primarily a personal question. But, as Gaia Vince amply demonstrates, what was once a personal question has become the central question for us as a species -- and the fate of nearly every species on our planet (including our own) rests on our answer.

This is a remarkable journey from a remarkable journalist... The Anthropocene era she documents emerges as something richer, more vital and more interesting than any previous era. In her eyes people are heroes rather than villains. Read this and you can believe in the future

Our species has exploded into a new kind of force – one species able to alter the physical, chemical and biological properties of the planet on a geological scale. Gaia Vince’s important book provides the evolutionary, temporal and biophysical context to show with clarity the stunning speed and magnitude of the human footprint on the planet. She manages to inspire with hope while conveying a cry of urgency.

Have you seen the state of our planet? Gaia Vince has. She travelled the globe for two years to investigate what we are doing to it, and this heroic feat of reporting is the result. She, and her readers, are left wiser, sometimes sadder, but still holding on to a core optimism about possible futures for our world.

A literal walk through the far reaches of our planet, a biosphere now governed as much by human activity as by the forces of nature. We should take heed of these hard won stories by Gaia Vince, and wise up

Back in the 70's Joni Mitchell sang "You don’t know what you've got 'til it's gone”. Since then the world has indeed lost a lot. But what’s next? Gaia's remarkable journey is a unique inventory of life on earth, both wild and human, at this important moment in our history.

A beautifully written book that raises the most profound question of our time: "How should we live?"... the fate of nearly every species on our planet (including our own) rests on our answer

This is a remarkable journey from a remarkable journalist. Gaia's story of her travels is both Olympian and personal, forensic and inspirational. She sees the big global picture in every detail on ever day of her journey. She has a wonderful eye. Her writing never strives for effect, but the effect is overwhelming. Gaia shows on every page a profound concern for the planet, but she always puts people first. She is an optimist who, through all the ecological mayhem she witnesses, believes in humanity. The Anthropocene era she documents emerges as something richer, more vital and more interesting than any previous era. In her eyes people are heroes rather than villains. Read this and you can believe in the future.

The Anthropocene is a buzzword -- it's been used by the scientific community for some years and is gradually coming into more general use. This book explains our new epoch in ways we can all understand and relate to

Gaia has been called the Bruce Parry of climate change and is a go-to broadcaster and journalist on the Anthropocene. She, and her topic, are only at the beginning of much bigger things

Media activity: a BBC TV producer has development money for a series based on the book -- more news on this soon; Gaia has already presented a four-part series for the World Service called The Age We Made and is a regular presenter on R4 Frontiers about Anthropocene-related subjects; she writes a column for Futures on bbc.com called Smart Planet

Unique material -- there have been plenty of books about the crises we're facing, but only Gaia has gone round the world to see what's really going on behind all the conflicting facts and stats we're bombarded with every day. Gaia finds plenty to celebrate -- we are ingenious creatures -- as well as being realistic about the future