Man Meets Tortoise. Who can tell us more about life on Earth than a tortoise? It has inhabited our planet longer than almost any other species and has witnessed the significant changes brought about by human actions. A story of evolution and a call to action. The tortoise species could share tales of evolution and its causes that humans, who are but youngsters on this planet, can only dream of. Inspired by his life with his tortoise Fred, Peter Laufer has penned these stories: from the first encounters between humans and the armored reptile to the reality of tortoise life, which is inextricably linked to the ecological fate of the oceans and climate change. It is a cultural journey into a long-gone era, as well as a plea to advocate for the future of our planet. With a foreword by Richard Branson. "Peter Laufer takes us into the world of tortoises and allows these slow, steady, clumsy, and primitive relatives of the dinosaurs to win our imagination, sympathy, and love.".