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The Future of Life
The Future of Life
Author: Edward O. Wilson
Our world is far richer than previously conceived, yet so ravaged by human activity that half its species could be gone by the end of the 21st century. These two contrasting themes - unexpected magnificence and underestimated peril - have originated since the 1980s. In this book, scientist E.O. Wilson describes exactly what treasures of the natu...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780316648530
ISBN-10: 0316648531
Publication Date: 4/4/2002
Pages: 224
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Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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A bit hard to read. His theory is that even though we are in the process of ruining what is left of the wild earth, he thinks that if we throw enough money at it, things can be reversed.
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He's a microbiologist, so the interesting parts are about the little guys. Much of the rest has been written about more recently (I guess that's to his credit), but not a lot on global warming. He's a pretty entertaining writer.


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