The sixth extinction an unnatural history
(Audio Book on CD)
Author
Contributors
Twomey, Anne, 1951- Narrator
Published
New York, NY : Simon & Schuster Audio, [2014].
Format
Audio Book on CD
ISBN
9781442369450, 1442369450
Status
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Ilsley Public Library - Audio Book Shelves | Book on Disc 576.8 Kolbert | On Shelf |
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Published
New York, NY : Simon & Schuster Audio, [2014].
Physical Desc
8 sound discs (510 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
9781442369450, 1442369450
UPC
9781442369450
Notes
General Note
Unabridged.
General Note
Compact discs.
Participants/Performers
Read by Anne Twomey ; with a prologue by the author.
Description
Over the past half billion years, there have been five major 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. In prose that is at once frank, entertaining and deeply informed, Elizabeth Kolbert provides an account of the disappearances occurring all around us and traces the evolution of humanity's understanding of extinction from its first articulation by Georges Cuvier in revolutionary Paris up through Lyell and Darwin and on to the present day. Kolbert 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.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kolbert, E., & Twomey, A. (2014). The sixth extinction: an unnatural history . Simon & Schuster Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kolbert, Elizabeth and Anne Twomey. 2014. The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History. Simon & Schuster Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kolbert, Elizabeth and Anne Twomey. The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History Simon & Schuster Audio, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kolbert, Elizabeth., and Anne Twomey. The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History Simon & Schuster Audio, 2014.
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