{"product_id":"diversity-of-life-1","title":"Diversity of Life","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eDiversity of Life\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eEdward O Wilson\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780393319408\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eW. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e1999\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003e2nd\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eIn this book a master scientist tells the story of how life on earth evolved. Edward O. Wilson eloquently describes how the species of the world became diverse and why that diversity is threatened today as never before. A great spasm of extinction -- the disappearance of whole species -- is occurring now, caused this time entirely by humans. Unlike the deterioration of the physical environment, which can be halted, the loss of biodiversity is a far more complex problem -- and it is irreversible. Defining a new environmental ethic, Wilson explains why we must rescue whole ecosystems, not only individual species. He calls for an end to conservation versus development arguments, and he outlines the massive shift in priorities needed to address this challenge. No writer, no scientist, is more qualified than Edward O. Wilson to describe, as he does here, the grandeur of evolution and what is at stake. Engaging and nontechnical prose. . . . Prodigious erudition. . . . Original and fascinating insights. -- John Terborgh, \u003cem\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e, front page review Eloquent. . . . A profound and enduring contribution. -- Alan Burdick, \u003cem\u003eAudubon\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Diversity of Life | Edward O Wilson | Paperback | 9780393319408 | Used: Like New | Ecology \u0026 Biology 1525893 (temp: 24)","offer_id":48918398369944,"sku":"1525893","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/51ukUiFKARL.jpg?v=1776979059","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/diversity-of-life-1","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}