The Sixth Extinction

The Sixth Extinction  (English, Paperback, Kolbert Elizabeth)

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  • Language: English
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing (IN)
  • Genre: Nature
  • ISBN: 9781408857113, 1408857111
  • Edition: Export - EPZ - EPZ edition
  • Pages: 336
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The world has faced five mass extinctions so far, but the worst is yet to come. Elizabeth Kolbert’s The Sixth Extinction reveals that the next mass extinction event is still going on, and humanity’s fate hangs in the balance.

Summary of the Book

Mass extinction events have wiped out many species from the gene pool. Despite what the general public believes, the extinction events are far from being mere historical events. Five have taken place as of now, and the sixth one looms over our heads. In this book, the author discusses how many species are undergoing extinction even today, often at human hands. She brings together research studies by scientists and botanists, discussing how the sixth extinction event is already wiping out the flora and fauna in diverse habitats around the world. From the Panamanian rainforest to the Great Barrier Reef, the Andes to the Bikini Atoll, from zoos in cities around the world to the author’s own backyard, the world is being ravaged by it. Mankind is generally unaware of the event, and if we do not take measures to stop and understand what it means to be human, we might very well be next.

About Elizabeth Kolbert

Elizabeth Kolbert is a journalist and writer working for the New Yorker. She has also written Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change.

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  • Bloomsbury Publishing
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  • 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 and The Sixth Extinction. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband and children.@ElizKolbert
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  • 234 mm
Length
  • 153 mm
Weight
  • 1000 gr
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5

A very good book with relevant details.

There is something almost literary about the process of understanding deep history. There is, above all, the business of being able to read correctly what the different layers of rock and sediment tell us about life on Earth. There is the business of being able to read the signs around us of the living record, and to learn to think in the long, rather than short term. It is instructive to discover that we can date the concept of extinction to the year: 1795, when Georges Cuvier examined some ...
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Good quality product

Good condition..nice to read..
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Fabulous!

Delivery was on time .Book came without any damage.

Completed reading the book today.

It has been written in simple language.
Concept has been build block by block with ending note giving a reminder to everyone on how we humans are leading to an extinction event.

Well researched and a comprehensive coverage on all historic and running situations with regard to climate change .

Go for it..its worth the time.
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Super!

nice product,really interesting book
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Fabulous!

*The Sixth Extinction* by Elizabeth Kolbert is a compelling and alarming account of the current mass extinction event driven by human activity. Through vivid storytelling and rigorous research, Kolbert highlights the urgent need for action to protect the planet's biodiversity.
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Brilliant

Very important and well written book
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Great product

The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History is an excellent exposition that forces the reader to think deeply about humanity, the value of life, and the the problem of sharing our earth with other creatures.
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Just wow!

It is a must read. Paper and print quality was good
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Best in the market!

The book will realize us about our unconcious mistake.
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