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The sixth extinction : an unnatural history / Elizabeth Kolbert.

By: Publisher: London : Bloomsbury, 2015Edition: Paperback editionDescription: 319 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781408851241
  • 1408851245
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QE721.2.E97 K65 2015
Awards:
  • Winner, Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, 2015
Holdings
Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Status Barcode
Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Non-fiction Main Collection QE 721.2 .E97 K65 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available c20001905

Originally published: New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2014.

"Author of 'Field Notes from a Catastrophe'" -- Cover.

The sixth extinction --
The mastodon's molars --
The original penguin --
The luck of the ammonites --
Welcome to the anthropocene --
The sea around us --
Dropping acid --
The forest and the trees --
Islands on dry land --
The new pangaea --
The rhino gets an ultrasound --
The madness gene --
The thing with feathers.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-304) and index.

Winner, Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, 2015

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