The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert (English) Paperb

Description: The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert ________________WINNER OF THE 2015 PULITZER PRIZE FOR GENERAL NON-FICTION________________An invaluable contribution to our understanding of present circumstances, just as the paradigm shift she calls for is sorely needed - Al Gore, New York TimesCompelling ... It is a disquieting tale, related with rigour and restraint by Kolbert - ObserverPassionate ... This is the big story of our age - Sunday Times________________A major book about the future of the world, blending natural history, field reporting and the history of ideas and into a powerful account of the mass extinction happening todayOver the last half a billion years, there have been five mass extinctions of life on earth.Scientists around the world are currently monitoring the sixth, predicted to be the most devastating extinction event since the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs.Elizabeth Kolbert combines brilliant field reporting, the history of ideas and the work of geologists, botanists and marine biologists to tell the gripping stories of a dozen species – including the Panamanian golden frog and the Sumatran rhino – some already gone, others at the point of vanishing.The sixth extinction is likely to be mankinds most lasting legacy and Elizabeth Kolberts book urgently compels us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Notes Blending natural history, field reporting and the history of ideas into a powerful account of the mass extinction happening today, likely to be mankinds most lasting legacy. This book urgently compels us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human. A distinctive and eloquent voice of conscience... Al Gore, New York Times. Now in paperback. Author Biography Elizabeth Kolbert was a New York Times reporter for fourteen years until she became a staff writer at the New Yorker in 1999. She is the author of Field Notes from a Catastrophe: A Frontline Report on Climate Change. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband and children.@ElizKolbert Review A distinctive and eloquent voice of conscience ... In her timely, meticulously researched and well-written book, Kolbert combines scientific analysis and personal narratives to explain it to us. The result is a clear and comprehensive history of earths previous mass extinctions ... "People change the world," Kolbert writes, and vividly presents the science and history of the current crisis. Her extensive travels in researching this book, and her insightful treatment of both the history and the science all combine to make The Sixth Extinction an invaluable contribution to our understanding of present circumstances, just as the paradigm shift she calls for is sorely needed * Al Gore, New York Times *I tore through Elizabeth Kolberts The Sixth Extinction with a mix of awe and terror. Her long view of extinction excited my joy in lifes diversity – even as she made me aware how many species are currently at risk * Dava Sobel, author of Longitude and A More Perfect Heaven *Elizabeth Kolbert writes with an aching beauty of the impact of our species on all the other forms of life known in this cold universe. The perspective is at once awe-inspiring, humbling and deeply necessary * T.C. Boyle *Well-composed snapshots of history, theory and observation that will fascinate, enlighten and appal many readers * Guardian *Compelling ... It is a disquieting tale, related with rigour and restraint by Kolbert * Observer *Passionate ... This is the big story of our age. We are living through the historically rare elimination of vast numbers of species. And for the first time, it is our fault ... Uplifting prose about the wonders of nature. But the overwhelming message of this book is as clear as that of Rachel Carsons Silent Spring in 1962. We humans have become a geological force in our own right – and, unless we act, the consequences will be devastating * Sunday Times *It is oddly pleasurable to read Elizabeths Kolberts new book, which offers a ramble through mass extinctions, present and past ... A wonderful chapter covers the North Atlantics once-abundant, flightless great auks ... Wisely, Ms Kolbert refuses to end on an optimistic note * Economist *While plants and animals can evolve to cope with a hotter world, that will take far too long for humans ... That is ultimately what makes this engaging study scary * Scotland on Sunday *The scariest paperback of the year * Guardian * Promotional WINNER OF THE 2015 PULITZER PRIZE FOR GENERAL NON-FICTIONA major book about the future of the world, blending natural history, field reporting and the history of ideas and into a powerful account of the mass extinction happening today Long Description Over the last half a billion years, there have been five mass extinctions of life on earth. . . Scientists around the world are currently monitoring the sixth, predicted to be the most devastating extinction event since the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs. . . Elizabeth Kolbert combines brilliant field reporting, the history of ideas and the work of geologists, botanists and marine biologists to tell the gripping stories of a dozen species - including the Panamanian golden frog and the Sumatran rhino - some already gone, others at the point of vanishing.. . The sixth extinction is likely to be mankinds most lasting legacy and Elizabeth Kolberts book urgently compels us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human. Review Quote I tore through Elizabeth Kolberts The Sixth Extinction with a mix of awe and terror. Her long view of extinction excited my joy in lifes diversity - even as she made me aware how many species are currently at risk Promotional "Headline" WINNER OF THE 2015 PULITZER PRIZE FOR GENERAL NON-FICTION A major book about the future of the world, blending natural history, field reporting and the history of ideas and into a powerful account of the mass extinction happening today Feature Major book on the biggest change to life on earth since the extinction of the dinosaurs - one that is happening right now and will have huge consequences for the future of our planet Details ISBN1408851245 ISBN-10 1408851245 ISBN-13 9781408851241 Author Elizabeth Kolbert Year 2015 Media Book Format Paperback Pages 336 Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Subtitle An Unnatural History Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 576.84 Short Title The Sixth Extinction Language English Publication Date 2015-01-15 UK Release Date 2015-01-15 NZ Release Date 2015-01-15 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Audience General AU Release Date 2015-02-24 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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