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Dodging Extinction : Power, Food, Money, and the Future of Life on Earth by Anthony D. Barnosky (2014, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of California Press
ISBN-100520274377
ISBN-139780520274372
eBay Product ID (ePID)201595706
Product Key Features
Book TitleDodging Extinction : Power, Food, Money, and the Future of Life on Earth
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicEnvironmental Conservation & Protection, Agriculture / General, Life Sciences / Biology, Paleontology
Publication Year2014
IllustratorYes
GenreNature, Technology & Engineering, Science
AuthorAnthony D. Barnosky
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight17.6 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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LCCN2013-048773
ReviewsA rattling read and punchily packaged. Barnosky's prose is tight and accessible, and it lays the crisis on the line., Well-written and accessible . . . Barnosky provides an informed perspective of Earth's past mass extinctions and the lessons that can be learned from them to understand the present crises . . . A must read for college students and a well-informed citizenry., A superior synthesis of recent research from many scientific disciplines, this eloquent book could serve as a model for how scientists should write for nonspecialists about the critical environmental challenges of our time. An excellent companion to Elizabeth Kolbert's The Sixth Extinction ., "Beautifully written. . . . A very learned book, but it's very approachable and fun. . . . Anyone who is interested in the future of the planet or loves animals should check this one out ." -Annalee Newitz, The Best Science Books of 2014, Well-written and accessible . . . Barnosky provides an informed perspective of Earth_s past mass extinctions and the lessons that can be learned from them to understand the present crises . . . A must read for college students and a well-informed citizenry., "Beautifully written. . . . A very learned book, but it's very approachable and fun. . . . Anyone who is interested in the future of the planet or loves animals should check this one out ." -Annalee Newitz, The Best Science Books of 2014, A superior synthesis of recent research from many scientific disciplines, this eloquent book could serve as a model for how scientists should write for nonspecialists about the critical environmental challenges of our time. An excellent companion to Elizabeth Kolbert's The Sixth Extinction., "Beautifully written. . . . A very learned book, but it's very approachable and fun. . . . Anyone who is interested in the future of the planet or loves animals should check this one out ."-Best Science Books of 2014
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal576.84
Table Of ContentPreface 1. The Last Ones Standing 2. It's Not Too Late (Yet) 3. A Perfect Storm 4. Power 5. Food 6. Money 7. Resuscitation 8. Back from the Brink Acknowledgments Notes Index
SynopsisPaleobiologist Anthony D. Barnosky weaves together evidence from the deep past and the present to alert us to the looming Sixth Mass Extinction and to offer a practical, hopeful plan for avoiding it. Writing from the front lines of extinction research, Barnosky tells the overarching story of geologic and evolutionary history and how it informs the way humans inhabit, exploit, and impact Earth today. He presents compelling evidence that unless we rethink how we generate the power we use to run our global ecosystem, where we get our food, and how we make our money, we will trigger what would be the sixth great extinction on Earth, with dire consequences. Optimistic that we can change this ominous forecast if we act now, Barnosky provides clear-cut strategies to guide the planet away from global catastrophe. In many instances the necessary technology and know-how already exist and are being applied to crucial issues around human-caused climate change, feeding the world's growing population, and exploiting natural resources. Deeply informed yet accessibly written, Dodging Extinction is nothing short of a guidebook for saving the planet.
LC Classification NumberQE721.2.E97B37 2014
