The creation : an appeal to save life on earth / Edward O. Wilson.
The creation : an appeal to save life on earth / Edward O. Wilson.
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Publisher
New York ; London : Norton, c2006.
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N333.9516/ 40
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Language
English
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Physical content
viii, 175 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Contents
I. The creation -- 1. Letter to a Southern Baptist pastor : salutation -- 2. Ascending to nature -- 3. What is nature? -- 4. Why care? -- 5. Alien invaders from planet Earth -- 6. Two magnificent animals -- 7. Wild nature and human nature -- II. Decline and redemption -- 8. The pauperization of Eart...
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Publisher
New York ; London : Norton, c2006.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2006.
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Summary
"The Creation is a timely book about the survival of life on this planet, which E. O. Wilson demonstrates is more endangered than ever before. Drawing on his own personal experiences as a world-leading biologist, he prophesies that at least half the species of plants and animals on Earth could either be gone or fated for early extinction by the end...
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The creation : an appeal to save life on earth / Edward O. Wilson.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-173)
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c2006.
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N333.9516/ 40
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74VKK7yKgRll
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ISBN
0393062171 (hardcover)
9780393062175 (hardcover)
DDC
333.9516
MMS ID
991021833909702626
