Extinctions

“This unnerving study from science writer Frankel contextualizes the current climate crisis by comparing it to the extinction of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago… . This is an urgent wake-up call.” * Publishers Weekly *“An excellent, beautifully written, comprehensive review of Holocene and Recent extinctions, near-extinctions, and their causes.” * The Quarterly Review of Biology *“This engagingly written book is a tour de force on the history and future of extinctions across the globe. Mastery of the subject matter is paired with clear appraisals of controversial topics in the field. This whirlwind tour of what we know and don’t know about past and future extinctions will better arm everyone to deal with our rapidly changing world.” – Susan Solomon, author of ‘Solvable: How We Healed the Earth, and How We Can Do It Again’“As Frankel guides us through ancient mass extinctions, we see with frightening ease our own species take charge over evolution’s dog-eat-dog, trial-by-fire way of forging new life. Even before we arrive at our present bind, Frankel demonstrates, past is prologue—at least if we don’t learn from it. This book provides a road map of the cruel realities of past extinctions and a warning, lest history repeat itself.” – Ross Mitchell, author of ‘The Next Supercontinent: Solving the Puzzle of a Future Pangea’

“This volume is an excellent, beautifully written, comprehensive review of Holocene and Recent extinctions, near-extinctions, and their causes.”

Charles Frankel is a science writer and lecturer specializing in geology and planetary exploration. His many books include Volcanoes and Wine: From Pompeii to Napa.

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