Road to Survival Author:William Vogt For the survival of mankind, this book may be one of the most crucial ever written. It is the revelation of the fact that the earth, as abused by man, is unable to support the human race in terms of its most basic need-food. — Presented with magnificent force and clarity by a man who is both a keen-minded scientist and a brilliantly exciting writ... more »er, ROAD TO SURVIVAL deals with the inescapable facts of the earth. Man's so-called conquest of nature is shown to be a suicidal process whereby the world, a sanctuary without exits for a fast-breeding human race, is rapidly being made uninhabitable.
Documented and authoritative, it carries the inescapable excitement of discovery, cutting through the fog of attitudes called by political, economic, or ideological names and shows major world events in terms of simple, human absolutes.
If Mr. Vogt?s book is read by enough people willing to realize that humanity is caught in a situation as real as a pair of shoes two sizes too small, there is hope for a road to survival.« less