The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
Author: Elizabeth Kolbert
ISBN: 978-1408851234
Price: Rs. 530.00 • ✓ 100% Genuine Publisher Edition
Book Overview
Illustrations: Colour illustrations throughout The Sunday Times and New York Times BestsellerA heart-wrenching story from the international bestselling author of The Kite RunnerOn a moonlit beach a father cradles his sleeping son as they wait for dawn to break and a boat to arrive. He speaks to his boy of the long summers of his childhood, recalling his grandfather's house in Syria, the stirring of olive trees in the breeze, the bleating of his grandmother's goat, the clanking of her cooking pots. And he remembers, too, the bustling city of Homs with its crowded lanes, its mosque and grand souk, in the days before the sky spat bombs and they had to flee. When the sun rises they and those around them will gather their possessions and embark on a perilous sea journey in search of a new home.
Browse this title within our Biology Books collection. Edition details: Images in this review, English, 337 pages. Reference ISBN: 978-1408851234.
About the Author
Elizabeth Kolbert is a staff writer at "The New Yorker." She is the author of "Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change." She lives in Williamstown, Massachusetts, with her husband and children.
Book Specifications & Quick Facts
- Reading Level
- General / Adult
- Language & Format
- English • Images in this review
- ISBN Reference
- 978-1408851234
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
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What is this book about?
Illustrations: Colour illustrations throughout The Sunday Times and New York Times BestsellerA heart-wrenching story from the international bestselling author of The Kite RunnerOn a moonlit beach a father cradles his sleeping son as they wait for dawn to break and a boat to arrive. He speaks to his...
Who should read this book?
Valuable for university students, educators, and scholars seeking authoritative reference material and structured subject mastery.
Why Readers Pick This Edition
- You’ll love this book for how powerfully it opens your eyes to the fragile state of our planet. Written with the pace of a thriller and the depth of serious science, it shows how human activity is driving a new mass extinction—right now. You don’t need a science background to be drawn in; the storytelling is vivid, urgent, and unforgettable. It’s the kind of book that changes how you see nature, responsibility, and the future we’re shaping.
- Published by Bloomsbury Publishing.
- Language: English.
- Page count: 337.
Catalog Description
Illustrations: Colour illustrations throughout The Sunday Times and New York Times BestsellerA heart-wrenching story from the international bestselling author of The Kite RunnerOn a moonlit beach a father cradles his sleeping son as they wait for dawn to break and a boat to arrive. He speaks to his boy of the long summers of his childhood, recalling his grandfather's house in Syria, the stirring of olive trees in the breeze, the bleating of his grandmother's goat, the clanking of her cooking pots. And he remembers, too, the bustling city of Homs with its crowded lanes, its mosque and grand souk, in the days before the sky spat bombs and they had to flee. When the sun rises they and those...
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