David Lamb Livres

During the four years he spent in black Africa as the bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times, David Lamb traveled through almost every country south of the Sahara, logging more than 300,000 miles. He talked to presidents and guerrilla leaders, university professors and witch doctors. He bounced from wars to coups oceans apart, catching midnight flights to little-known countries where supposedly decent people were doing unspeakable things to one another. In the tradition of John Gunther's Inside Africa, The Africans is an extraordinary combination of analysis and adventure. Part travelogue, part contemporary history, it is a portrait of a continent that sometimes seems hell-bent on destroying itself, and of people who are as courageous as they are long-suffering.

Exploring the legitimacy of the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence, David Lamb analyzes various claims regarding communication with intelligent life forms. He discusses the advantages and challenges of such contact, the methodologies involved, and the feasibility of communication. Additionally, Lamb evaluates theories on life's origins on Earth, the discovery of past solar planets, and concepts for space colonies, addressing the technical and ethical implications of these endeavors.

Papua New Guinea-a background. The forests of Papua New Guinea. The Gogol valley-a background. The Gogol timber project. Environmental consequences. Social consequences. An assessment