The Globe Corner Bookstore presents: * Peter Thomson - The Sacred Sea: A Journey to Lake Baikal Wednesday, Nov. 28, 6pm Location: First Parish in Cambridge, 3 Church St., Cambridge, MA Admission: Free Reservations: 617-649-5700 x21 or events(a)gcb.com Addit. Info: www.globecorner.com Peter Thomson, author of "The Sacred Sea: A Journey to Lake Baikal" will speak about his and his brother's travels to Siberia and Lake Baikal, Thomson describes Lake Baikal as "the deepest and oldest lake on earth", holding an incomparable amount of clear and pure water and hosting a range of "unique and sometimes bizarre animals and plants." Thomson provides fascinating details about the creatures who inhabit Lake Baikal and its shores His extraordinary account of travelling around the lake and its remote communities provides a context for the impact of increasing regional development. Thomson presents the political issues and environmental threats which are concerns for both local residents and a range of advocates for preservation of the lake's ecosystem. He discusses the ways in which local residents, scientists, and others are now divided about the long-held belief that the lake can and will be capable of self-purification. The recipient of numerous broadcast journalism awards, Thomson was the founding producer and editor of NPR's "Living on Earth." He serves on the Executive Committee of Society of Environmental Journalists. Currently a freelance environmental journalist, he lives in Boston. Peter and James Thomson's guide, Andrei Suknev, is the founder of Great Baikal Trail, an international organization for promotion of local sustainable development of Lake Baikal and surrounding areas. For more info. about this non-profit and its volunteers' efforts, go to: http://www.greatbaikaltrail.org/index.html -- ---------------------------------------------- Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Harvard University 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Suite 301 Cambridge, MA 02138 Phone: 617.495.4037 Fax: 617.495.8319 http://www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu