Where is paradise on earth? Somewhere far from the maddening crowds, the cold, the politics, work. Found, Lost, Paved and Sunk: Paradise traces the history of paradise seekers from Raleigh to Heyerdahl and describes present day tropical paradises and adventurers and their fate. Discover the location of paradise from the point of view of animals and plants; learn about the mechanics of living in paradise, the fate of paradises under colonialism and climate change; and what it all really means. The book begins with a whirlwind tour of paradises found, both fictional and nonfictional; and provides some surprisingly candid accounts of paradises found, through the eyes of early navigators like Bligh, Cook La Perouse. The environmental and biological factors that make the ultimate paradise are considered; and lost and paved paradises are described from the viewpoints of administrators, adventurers, artists, authors, explorers, hermits, missionaries and native populations. An account of the effects of climate change and sea level rise leads to a discussion of the inevitability of paradises sunk in the not so distant future. The book is punctuated with tongue-in-cheek tips for paradise seekers and is extensively referenced with about 200 sources, from exploits of early explorers and travelers to the writings of prominent philosophers.