{"product_id":"the-sixth-extinction-by-elizabeth-kolbert-9781408851241","title":"The Sixth Extinction","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e________________\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER OF THE 2015 PULITZER PRIZE FOR GENERAL NON-FICTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e________________\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'An invaluable contribution to our understanding of present circumstances, just as the paradigm shift she calls for is sorely needed'\u003c\/strong\u003e - Al Gore, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Compelling ... It is a disquieting tale, related with rigour and restraint by Kolbert'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eObserver\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Passionate ... This is the big story of our age'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e________________\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA major book about the future of the world, blending natural history, field reporting and the history of ideas into a powerful account of the mass extinction happening today.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOver the last half a billion years, there have been five mass extinctions of life on Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eScientists 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eElizabeth 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46833735991532,"sku":"9781408851241","price":32.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/16623103482689.jpg?v=1758478153","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/the-sixth-extinction-by-elizabeth-kolbert-9781408851241","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}