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Biophilia, The diversity of life, Naturalist, Edward O. Wilson ; David Quammen, editor

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Biophilia, The diversity of life, Naturalist, Edward O. Wilson ; David Quammen, editor

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Biophilia, The diversity of life, Naturalist

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1235776524

Responsibility statement

Edward O. Wilson ; David Quammen, editor

Series statement

Library of America, 340

Summary

"Library of America presents three environmental classics from two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner E. O. Wilson, a masterful writer-scientist whose graceful prose is equal to his groundbreaking discoveries. These books illuminate the evolution and complex beauty of our imperiled ecosystems and the flora, fauna, and civilization they sustain, even as they reveal the personal evolution of one of the greatest scientific minds of our age. Here are the lyrical, thought-provoking essays of Biophilia, a field biologist's reflections on the manifold meanings of wilderness. Here too is his magisterial, dazzlingly informative Diversity of Life: a sweeping tour of global biodiversity and a prophetic call to preserve the planet, filled on every page with little-known creatures, unique habitats, and fascinating ecological detail. Also included is Wilson's moving autobiography, Naturalist. Following him from his outdoor boyhood in Alabama and the Florida panhandle to the rainforests of Surinam and New Guinea--from his first discoveries as a young ant specialist to his emergence as a champion of conservation and rewilding--it rounds out a collection that will inspire wonder, curiosity, and love for a natural world

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Diversity of lifeNaturalist

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