Lessons From a Lifetime

This keepsake collection, featuring tributes from Margaret Atwood and Neil Young, captures the essence of a revolutionary life as it celebrates the legacy of environmental icon David Suzuki.

Across his 90 years on planet Earth, David Suzuki has inspired generations of his followers to fight for environmental and social causes with courage and conviction. In Lessons From a Lifetime, Suzuki shares pearls of wisdom and hard-earned lessons for the next generation of activists, alongside personal stories and heartfelt contributions from his friends and family, his admirers, and even his opponents, including:

Margaret Atwood
Neil Young
Jane Fonda
Elizabeth May
Justin Trudeau
… and many more.

In words and photographs, Lessons From a Lifetimeshares David Suzuki’s journey from surviving internment camps as a Japanese-Canadian child to becoming North America’s most trusted voice in science communication. The book charts his years as a geneticist and superstar professor at the University of British Columbia; his dedication to demystifying complex science through his public broadcasting work, especially his beloved CBC Television program, The Nature of Things; his founding of The David Suzuki Foundation; and his unparalleled dedication to standing up for Indigenous and environmental rights, a dedication that continues today.

A stunning tribute to a fearless truth-teller who transformed how we understand our relationship with the natural world, Lessons From a Lifetimebelongs on every bookshelf.

Published in Partnership with the David Suzuki Institute

Author Biography

David Suzuki is an internationally renowned geneticist, environmentalist, author of more than fifty books, and the founder of the David Suzuki Foundation. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Ian Hanington is a writer and editor. As Senior Editor and Writer at the David Suzuki Foundation, he co-wrote a weekly syndicated column, Science Matters, with David Suzuki. They also co-authored Everything Under the Sun: Toward a Brighter Future on a Small Blue Planet and Just Cool It: The Climate Crisis and What We Can Do. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.