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Fritjof capra encourages his readers, whenever possible, to order his books through locally owned and independently operated bookstores. Dr fritjof capra, a physicist and systems theorist, is the author of several international bestsellers, including the tao of physics 1975, the web of life 1996, and the science of leonardo 2007. A new scientific understanding of living systems 9780385476768. He is on the faculty of schumacher college capra is the author of several books, including the tao of physics 1975, the turning point 1982, uncommon wisdom 1988, the web of life. The web of life fritjof capra 1996 anchor books, random. This volume offers a profound framework for understanding our place on the planet, for better or worse. In 1995, he became a founding director of the center for ecoliteracy in berkeley, california.
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