The Legacy

“No other living Canadian has done so much — nationally and internationally — to make us aware of the world we live in and of its precarious state. And no one else started this task so early and has taken so much flak for it.” — Margaret Atwood

“Occasionally we encounter someone who appeals to the better angels of our nature and reminds us of values we once held dear. For me that person was David Suzuki.” — Sturla Gunnarsson

In December 2009, in a sold-out auditorium, David Suzuki delivered a lecture that he described as “a distillation of my life and thoughts, my legacy, what I want to say before I die.” The lecture was expanded into a book called The Legacy: An Elder’s Vision for Our Sustainable Future (published by Greystone Books with the David Suzuki Foundation). The lecture also forms the core of the feature documentary Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie, which was directed by Sturla Gunnarsson and is set to premiere at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival.

About this enhanced edition

Available worldwide, Enhanced Editions is honoured to bring the seminal work of one of a generation’s greatest thinkers to the iPhone. It includes the full ebook, six clips from the upcoming movie, a page of gorgeous stills from the lecture and the film, and, most importantly, a recording of the original 2009 lecture itself in its entirety.

This app is now optimised for the iPad. It’s free and available via the “Updates” part of the app store app for anyone who has already downloaded it.

About the author

David Suzuki, Co-Founder of the David Suzuki Foundation, is an award-winning scientist, environmentalist and broadcaster. He is renowned for his radio and television programs that explain the complexities of the natural sciences in a compelling, easily understood way.

He has won four Gemini Awards as best host of different Canadian television series. His eight part television series, A Planet for the Taking, won an award from the United Nations. His eight part BBC/PBS series, The Secret of Life, was praised internationally, as was his five part series The Brain for the Discovery Channel. On June 10, 2002 he received the John Drainie Award for broadcasting excellence.

Dr. Suzuki is also recognized as a world leader in sustainable ecology. He is the recipient of UNESCO’s Kalinga Prize for Science, the United Nations Environment Program Medal, UNEPs Global 500 and in 2009 won the Right Livelihood Award that is considered the alternate Nobel.