{"product_id":"the-sixth-extinction-von-elizabeth-kolbert","title":"The Sixth Extinction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE 2015 PULITZER PRIZE FOR GENERAL NON-FICTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An invaluable contribution to our understanding of present circumstances, just as the paradigm shift she calls for is sorely needed' \u003c\/b\u003e- Al Gore, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Compelling ... It is a disquieting tale, related with rigour and restraint by Kolbert' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e- Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Passionate ... This is the big story of our age'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e - Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA major book about the future of the world, blending natural history, field reporting and the history of ideas and into a powerful account of the mass extinction happening today\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the last half a billion years, there have been five mass extinctions of life on earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScientists around the world are currently monitoring the sixth, predicted to be the most devastating extinction event since the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Kolbert combines brilliant field reporting, the history of ideas and the work of geologists, botanists and marine biologists to tell the gripping stories of a dozen species - including the Panamanian golden frog and the Sumatran rhino - some already gone, others at the point of vanishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sixth extinction is likely to be mankind's most lasting legacy and Elizabeth Kolbert's book urgently compels us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9781408851241\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Libri","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9781408851241","offer_id":39416717181021,"sku":"9781408851241","price":16.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/8468bc49-13be-4528-ba8d-2e4ad00dc6b8.jpg?v=1780719328","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/products\/the-sixth-extinction-von-elizabeth-kolbert","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}