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Description edit
One of the world’s most important scientists, Edward O. Wilson is also an abundantly talented writer who has twice won the Pulitzer Prize. In this, his most personal and timely book to date, he assesses the precarious state of our environment, examining the mass extinctions occurring in our... read more
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Setting & Locations edit
- United States
- Hawaii
- China
- Europe
- Asia
- Australia
- North America
- Madagascar
- Brazil
- Amazon
- Pacific
- Florida
- Africa
- Canada
- New Zealand
- Bolivia
- California
- Indonesia
- Suriname
- Mexico
- Ecuador
- Borneo
- South America
- Guyana
- India
- New York City
- Bottleneck
- New Guinea
- Sumatra
- Malaysia
- Atlantic
- Yellow River
- Costa Rica
- Peru
First Sentence edit
The totality of life, known as the biosphere to scientists and creation to theologians, is a membrane of organisms wrapped around Earth so thin it cannot be seen edgewise from a space shuttle, yet so internally complex that most species composing it remain undiscovered.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Edward O. Wilson (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2002
ISBN: 0679450785
Page Count: 256
Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2002
ISBN: 0679450785
Page Count: 256
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 333.9522
Subjects edit
- Books › Professional & Technical › Professional Science › Earth Sciences › Environmental Science
- Books › Outdoors & Nature › Environment › Conservation
- Books › Science › History & Philosophy › History of Science
- Books › Science › Earth Sciences › Environmental Science
- Books › Outdoors & Nature › Conservation › Endangered Species
- Books › Science › Biological Sciences
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