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100	1		_aKolbert, Elizabeth.
245	1	4	_aThe sixth extinction : _ban unnatural history / _cElizabeth Kolbert.
250			_a1st edeition
260			_aNew York, NY : _bBloomsbury publishing , _cc2014.
300			_a319 p. : _bill. ; _c25 cm
500			_aI. The Sixth Extinction II. The Mastodon's Molars III. The Original Pengiun IV. The Lucky of the Ammonites V. Welcome to the Anthropocene VI. The Sea around Us VII. Droping Acid VIII.The Forest and the Trees IX. Islands on Dry Land X. The new Pangaea XI. The Rhino gets an Ultrasound XII. The madness Gene XIII. The Thing with Feathers
504			_aIncludes Index : p. 307-319
511	0		_aRead by Anne Twomey ; with a prologue by the author.
520			_aOver the past half billion years, there have been five major mass extinctions, when the diversity of life on earth suddenly and dramatically contracted. Scientists around the world are currently monitoring the sixth extinction, predicted to be the most devastating extinction event since the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs. In prose that is at once frank, entertaining and deeply informed, Elizabeth Kolbert provides an account of the disappearances occurring all around us and traces the evolution of humanity's understanding of extinction from its first articulation by Georges Cuvier in revolutionary Paris up through Lyell and Darwin and on to the present day. Kolbert shows that the sixth extinction is likely to be mankind's most lasting legacy, compelling us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human.
650		0	_aMass extinctions.
650		0	_aExtinction (Biology)
650		0	_aEnvironmental disasters.
655		7	_aAudiobooks. _2lcgft
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1408/2014619031-d.html
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1408/2014619031-b.html
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