The Sixth Extinction
An Unnatural History
by Elizabeth Kolbert
4/5
Picador 336 pages January 6, 2015
Elizabeth Kolbert investigates the current mass extinction event caused by human activity, traveling to rainforests, coral reefs, and research stations around the world. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, it's a gripping and sobering look at the species we're losing and why.
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Jim is a worm, so extinction events are personal. Kolbert's reporting is world-class — she takes you from the Andes to the Great Barrier Reef and makes you feel the weight of what we're losing. It's not a preachy book; it's a devastatingly well-reported one. Each chapter focuses on a different species, and each one hits harder than the last. Jim finished this book more determined than ever to protect the soil beneath his segments. Pulitzer-worthy indeed.
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