The Human Age The World Shaped by Us |
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Author:
| Ackerman, Diane |
ISBN: | 978-1-4104-7474-2 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2015 |
Publisher: | Thorndike Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $31.99 |
Book Description:
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A New York Times Bestselling AuthorDiane Ackerman is justly celebrated for her unique insight into the natural world and our place in it. In this landmark book, she confronts the unprecedented reality that one prodigiously intelligent and meddlesome creature, Homo sapiens, is shaping the future of planet Earth. With her gift for making scientific discovery intelligible to the layperson, Ackerman takes us on an exhilarating journey through our new reality.
A New York Times Bestselling AuthorDiane Ackerman is justly celebrated for her unique insight into the natural world and our place in it. In this landmark book, she confronts the unprecedented reality that one prodigiously intelligent and meddlesome creature, Homo sapiens, is shaping the future of planet Earth. With her gift for making scientific discovery intelligible to the layperson, Ackerman takes us on an exhilarating journey through our new reality.