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WINNER OF THE 2015 PULITZER PRIZE FOR GENERAL NON-FICTION
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'An invaluable contribution to our understanding of present circumstances, just as the paradigm shift she calls for is sorely needed' - Al Gore, New York Times

'Compelling ... It is a disquieting tale, related with rigour and restraint by Kolbert' - Observer
'Passionate ... This is the big story of our age' - Sunday Times
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A major book about the future of the world, blending natural history, field reporting and the history of ideas and into a powerful account of the mass extinction happening today

Over the last half a billion years, there have been five mass extinctions of life on earth.
Scientists around the world are currently monitoring the sixth, predicted to be the most devastating extinction event...