The book that we bring to your attention, written by Prof. Dr. Ilie Bădescu, corresponding member of the Romanian Academy and the director of the Institute of Sociology within the Romanian Academy, entitled Creation and Ruin (two volumes), represents a series of serious meditations on man condition and the institutions created during history, swiftly got into an age of threats and destruction with catastrophic consequences for the health of the planet and the future of human society. A reference book about the challenges of the contemporary era, with a special focus on the destiny of the Romanian village.