{"product_id":"the-sixth-extinction-an-unnatural-history","title":"The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eONE OF THE\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW\u003c\/em\u003e'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBESTSELLER\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA major book about the future of the world, blending intellectual and natural history and field reporting into a powerful account of the mass extinction unfolding before our eyes\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOver the last half-billion years, there have been Five 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. This time around, the cataclysm is us.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn prose that is at once frank, entertaining, and deeply informed, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e writer Elizabeth Kolbert tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before. Interweaving research in half a dozen disciplines, descriptions of the fascinating species that have already been lost, and the history of extinction as a concept, Kolbert provides a moving and comprehensive account of the disappearances occurring before our very eyes. She 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.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Elizabeth Kolbert","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44986405585073,"sku":"9781250062185","price":6.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1833\/4129\/files\/Untitleddesign-2022-07-15T111642.781.png?v=1734427506","url":"https:\/\/cd15fe-a1.myshopify.com\/ar\/products\/the-sixth-extinction-an-unnatural-history","provider":"Aafaq Bookstore UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}