The Song Of The Dodo :Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinctions
The Song Of The Dodo :Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinctions
paperback
Published:
3 July, 1997
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Description
Prizes
Winner of Conservation Book Prize 1996
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780712673334 |
| ISBN10 | 0712673334 |
| Number Of Pages | 704 |
| Item Weight | 723 g |
| Product Dimensions | 153 x 234 x 40 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Vintage |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
Not only is this book compulsively readable - a masterpiece - it is maybe the masterpiece of science journalism -- Bill Mckibben * Audobon Magazine *
A moving book... Quammen is a good writer who has taken the time to master an important subject and do it justice -- Richard Dawkins * The Times *
Not since Gerald Durrell's books 30 years ago have I encountered such writing about the natural world. The witty, pithy, modest prose and the clever interweaving of science and storytelling are of a quality unrivalled in th field -- Matt Ridley * Sunday Telegraph *
Impressive and deeply moving...blends first-rate science journalism with superb travel and nature writing * Financial Times *
David Quammen is a brilliant young star of nature writing... His book is an important example of the genre, written in an enchanting style. His knowledge, based on years of research and adventure around the world, is truly impressive -- Edward O. Wilson, author of 'The Diversity of Life'
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Author's Bio
David Quammen is a recipient of the Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the author of five acclaimed natural history titles. His most recent book, The Song of the Dodo, won the BP Natural World Book Prize in 1996. He lives in Montana.