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050	0	0	_aQE721.2.E97 _bK65 2014
082	0	0	_a576.84 KOL
100	1		_aKolbert, Elizabeth
245	1	4	_aThe sixth extinction _b: an unnatural history _c/ Elizabeth Kolbert
260			_aNew York _b: Henry Holt and Co. _c, 2014
300			_a319 p. _b: illus. _c; 25 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 293-304) and index
505	0	0	_aThe sixth extinction -- The mastodon's molars -- The original penguin -- The luck of the ammonites -- Welcome to the Anthropocene -- The sea around us -- Dropping acid -- The forest and the trees -- Islands on dry land -- The new Pangaea -- The rhino gets an ultrasound -- The madness gene -- The thing with feathers.
520			_aProvides a moving account of the disappearances occurring all around us and traces the evolution of extinction as concept, from its first articulation by Georges Cuvier in revolutionary Paris up through the present day. The sixth extinction is likely to be mankind's most lasting legacy, compelling us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human.
650		0	_aMass extinctions
650		0	_aExtinction (Biology)
650		0	_aEnvironmental disasters
942			_cMO
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