Book Description
OVER THE LAST HALF-BILLION YEARS, there have been Five mass extinctions,
when the diversity of life on earth suddenly and dramatically
contracted. Scientists around the world are currently monitoring the
sixth extinction, predicted to be the most devastating extinction event
since the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs. This time
around, the cataclysm is us. In prose that is at once frank,
entertaining, and deeply informed, New Yorker writer Elizabeth
Kolbert tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the
planet in a way no species has before. Interweaving research in half a
dozen disciplines, descriptions of the fascinating species that have
already been lost, and the history of extinction as a concept, Kolbert
provides a moving and comprehensive account of the disappearances
occurring before our very eyes. She shows that the sixth extinction is
likely to be mankind’s most lasting legacy, compelling us to rethink the
fundamental question of what it means to be human.
Product Details
- Pdf,mobi,epub: 336 pages
- Publisher: Picador (January 6, 2015)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1250062187
- ISBN-13: 978-1250062185
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