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"History is not a prerogative of the human species, Edward O. Wilson declares in Half-Earth. Demonstrating that we blindly ignore the histories of millions of other species, Wilson warns us that a point of no return is imminent. Refusing to believe that our extinction is predetermined, Wilson has written Half-Earth as a cri de coeur, proposing that the only solution to our impending ""Sixth Extinction"" is to increase the area of natural reserves to half the surface of the earth. Half-Earth is a resounding conclusion to the best-selling trilogy begun by the ""splendid"" (Financial Times) The Social Conquest of Earth (ISBN 978 0 87140 363 6) and ""engaging and highly readable"" (Times Higher Education) The Meaning of Human Existence (ISBN 978 0 87140 100 7)."

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[Wilson's] book... is provocative in all the best ways... -- The Guardian It's time to make protecting the biodiversity of our planet the next great cause of planetary health. If one text could ignite this movement for biodiversity, it might be E 0 Wilson's book, Half-Earth: Our Planet's Fight for Life. -- The Lancet ... in his new, important work Half-Earth... Wilson's gauntlet has been thrown: let the revolution begin. -- Geographical ...the conclusion to [Edward O. Wilson's] best-selling trilogy... -- BBC Wildlife As an outline of our terrible ecological plight, it [Half-Earth] does a first-class job. Wilson is, if nothing else, a gifted wordsmith and Half-Earth is a much-needed antidote to the views of those who assert that our worldly woes are exaggerated and that everything is tickety-boo in the Garden of Eden. -- The Observer

Edward O. Wilson possesses a rare, almost unique, combination of immense scientific knowledge and deep humane intelligence. Looking around him at the beloved natural world he has done so much to understand and taking the measure of the massive damage to it caused by human stupidity and greed, he has every reason to succumb to despair. But Half-Earth is not a bitter jeremiad. It is a brave expression of hope, a visionary blueprint for saving the planet. -- Stephen Greenblatt, author of The Swerve Wilson speaks with a humane eloquence which calls to us all. -- Oliver Sacks If humankind finds a way to live in peace together, and in harmony with nature, Wilson will have played a unique role in that deliverance. -- Jeffrey Sachs

As an outline of our terrible ecological plight, it [Half-Earth] does a first-class job. Wilson is, if nothing else, a gifted wordsmith and Half-Earth is a much-needed antidote to the views of those who assert that our worldly woes are e -- The Observer The Art of Grace is thoughtful and interesting... -- Karen Shook, New and Noteworthy - Times Higher Education ...the conclusion to [Edward O. Wilson's] best-selling trilogy... -- BBC Wildlife ... in his new, important work Half-Earth... Wilson's gauntlet has been thrown: let the revolution begin. -- Geographical

... in his new, important work Half-Earth... Wilson's gauntlet has been thrown: let the revolution begin. -- Geographical ...the conclusion to [Edward O. Wilson's] best-selling trilogy... -- BBC Wildlife As an outline of our terrible ecological plight, it [Half-Earth] does a first-class job. Wilson is, if nothing else, a gifted wordsmith and Half-Earth is a much-needed antidote to the views of those who assert that our worldly woes are exaggerated and that everything is tickety-boo in the Garden of Eden. -- The Observer

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Edward O. Wilson (1929-2021) was the author of more than thirty books, including Anthill, Letters to a Young Scientist, and The Conquest of Nature. The winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, Wilson was a professor emeritus at Harvard University and lived with his wife in Lexington, Massachusetts.

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