The Sixth Extinction: Patterns of Life and the Future of Humankind - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Richard E. Leakey, Roger Lewin (Contribution by)Publish date:1996-10-01Pages:271
Language:EnglishPublisher:Anchor BooksISBN-13:9780385468091ISBN-10:385468091UPC:9780385468091Book Category:Science, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Environmental Science, Human Geography, Life SciencesBook Topic:EvolutionSize:8.24 x 4.97 x 0.61 inchesWeight:0.4696Product ID:SCF706DZPE
The Sixth Extinction: Patterns of Life and the Future of Humankind
Richard Leakey, One Of The World's Foremost Experts On Man's Evolutionary Past, Now Turns His Eye To The Future And Doesn't Like What He Sees. To the philosophical the earth is eternal, while the human race -- presumptive keeper of the world's history -- is a mere speck in the rich stream of life. It is known that nothing upon Earth is forever; geography, climate, and plant and animal life are...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Anchor BooksISBN-13:9780385468091ISBN-10:385468091UPC:9780385468091Book Category:Science, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Environmental Science, Human Geography, Life SciencesBook Topic:EvolutionSize:8.24 x 4.97 x 0.61 inchesWeight:0.4696Product ID:SCF706DZPE
Richard Leakey is the world's most famous living paleoanthropologist. He resigned from his position as chairman of the National Museums of Kenya when Kenya's president, Daniel arap Moi appointed him to head the Kenya Wildlife Service. His parents were the archaeologists Louis Leakey and Mary Leakey. His half-brother is the leading plant scientist, Colin Leakey. Roger Lewin, PhD, is a biochemist,...
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