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Bloomsbury presents The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert, read by Anne Twomey
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WINNER OF THE 2015 PULITZER PRIZE FOR GENERAL NON-FICTION
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'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
'Compelling . . . It is a disquieting tale, related with rigour and restraint by Kolbert' - Observer
'Passionate . . . This is the big story of our age' - Sunday Times
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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
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 mankind's most lasting legacy and Elizabeth Kolbert's book urgently compels us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human.
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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 Times
'Compelling . . . It is a disquieting tale, related with rigour and restraint by Kolbert' - Observer
'Passionate . . . This is the big story of our age' - Sunday Times
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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
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 mankind's most lasting legacy and Elizabeth Kolbert's book urgently compels us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human.
Produktdetails
Erscheinungsdatum
14. November 2024
Sprache
englisch
Ausgabe
Ungekürzt
Dateigröße
354,67 MB
Laufzeit
599 Minuten
Autor/Autorin
Elizabeth Kolbert
Sprecher/Sprecherin
Anne Twomey
Verlag/Hersteller
Family Sharing
Ja
Produktart
MP3 format
Dateiformat
MP3
Audioinhalt
Hörbuch
GTIN
9781526680853
Pressestimmen
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 earth's 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
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