This collection of Earth Manifesto essays contains some of the most entertaining ideas and philosophical explorations in the entire manifesto. The essay Tall Tales, Provocative Parables, Luminous Clarity and Evocative Truths: A Modern Log from the Sea of Cortez is about a fun trip made with seven sexy gals friends afloat on a catamaran sailboat on the Sea of Cortez. It contains some deep thoughts about biology, geology, evolution, politics and philosophy. Tyrants and Damsels continues in this vein, starting with an examination of the evolutionary marriage of fungi and algae in lichens, of all things, and then explores a variety of important ideas that are important in the world today. Inspiration, Imagination and the Deep Well of Human Impulses looks into the marvelous motives behind creative writers like John Steinbeck and Jack London. Dante's Divine Comedy is also explored, and RAPTURE MANIA, and various Mississippi River Reflections. Dr. Tiffany B. Twain