The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
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2015 Pulitzer Prize Winner
Over the last half-billion years， there have been five mass extinctions， when the diversity of life on earth suddenly and dramatically contracted。 Scientists around the world are currently monitoring the sixth extinction， predicted to be the most devastating extinction event since the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs。 This time around， the cataclysm is us。
In prose that is at once frank， entertaining， and deeply informed， New Yorker writer Elizabeth Kolbert tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before。 Interweaving research in half a dozen disciplines， descriptions of the fascinating species that have already been lost， and the history of extinction as a concept， Kolbert provides a moving and comprehensive account of the disappearances occurring before our very eyes。 She shows that 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。
Over the last half-billion years， there have been five mass extinctions， when the diversity of life on earth suddenly and dramatically contracted。 Scientists around the world are currently monitoring the sixth extinction， predicted to be the most devastating extinction event since the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs。 This time around， the cataclysm is us。
In prose that is at once frank， entertaining， and deeply informed， New Yorker writer Elizabeth Kolbert tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before。 Interweaving research in half a dozen disciplines， descriptions of the fascinating species that have already been lost， and the history of extinction as a concept， Kolbert provides a moving and comprehensive account of the disappearances occurring before our very eyes。 She shows that 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。
Reviews
Emiliya Bozhilova
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Макар терминът още - изглежда - да не е в учебниците， живеем в ерата на антропоцена。 Това е първият период в историята на планетата ни， където се споменава и човечеството， колкото и историята му да е микроскопична прашинка в развитието на Земята。Колбърт води диалог с теорията за естествения подбор и постулата за бавното адаптиране， осигуряващо предимство в оцеляването， чиято липсата води до изчезване на неприспособените видове。 В тази картинка никак не се вписват редките， но с изключителен магни Макар терминът още - изглежда - да не е в учебниците， живеем в ерата на антропоцена。 Това е първият период в историята на планетата ни， където се споменава и човечеството， колкото и историята му да е микроскопична прашинка в развитието на Земята。Колбърт води диалог с теорията за естествения подбор и постулата за бавното адаптиране， осигуряващо предимство в оцеляването， чиято липсата води до изчезване на неприспособените видове。 В тази картинка никак не се вписват редките， но с изключителен магнитуд， катастрофични събития， довели до рязкото измиране на напълно приспособени иначе， но с лош късмет по време на катастрофата， видове。 Не само динозаврите и прочутия метеорит， чиито глобални ефекти още са видими из иридиевите наслоявания из геоложкките пластове。 В различни геоложки периоди се е случвало неколкократно рязко （по геоложките стандарти， т。е。 за ок。 200，000 години） измиране на между 80-90% от живите същества на земята。 Много от тях， като фораминиферите и трилобитите， са оставили любопитни фосилни отпечатъци。 А днес са налични наследниците на онези оцелели 10%。 С две думи， бавното еволюционно усъвършенстване може да се изпари в небитието от някоя неочаквана катастрофа。Такава катастрофа （шеста подред） се е задала поради несекващата човешка дейност， рушаща средата ни。 Въздухът се насища с въглероден диоксид， температурите се покачват， океаните се окисляват。 В резултат на уж съвсем малки изменения се наблюдават доста зловещи последици - умиращият екзоскелет на океаните （коралите）， миди с дупки поради окислението， за избиването на рибата да не говорим。 Модерният Homo sapiens има навика драстично да променя средата си и да избива волно или неволно други видове още от зората на историята си。 Неандерталците и денисовият човек， чийто дял от до 4% генетично наследство европейци и азиатци все още носят в ДНК-то си， вероятно биха го потвърдили。 Изчезването им подозрително съвпада с рсзселването на човеците。Антропоценът е предизвикателна и опасна епоха， състояща се понякога от изкуствено създадени от самите нас опасности。 Но неадресирани навреме， ефектът им ще нараства。Стилът на Колбърт е приятно кинематографичен по американски。 Всяка глава е като серия от научнопопулярен филм。 Лично на мен леко ми се загуби логическата връзка и цел на книгата。 Наблюдава се известно разпиляване на фокуса и немалко пълнеж с ежедневни дреболии около авторката。 Никак не ми е ясно за какво точно е “Пулицър”-ът: книгата е приятна， но има доста по-увлекателни и информативни образци в жанра （например Бил Брайсън и Рейчъл Карсън）。 Освен ако е за поощрение на екоактивизма， което е похвално， защото имаме нужда да се образоваме на каква планета живеем и как да не рушим。 。。。more
Cora
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Reading this after "Under a White Sky" is interesting because her writing has clearly improved after The Sixth Extinction - Under a White Sky reads more accessibly and clearly。 I found the historical overview at the beginning to be the section I enjoyed the most， mostly because I had no idea about the chain of events leading to our current understanding of extinction outside of Darwin。 The chapters on threatened species today are， of course， heartbreaking， but not at all surprising to me since I Reading this after "Under a White Sky" is interesting because her writing has clearly improved after The Sixth Extinction - Under a White Sky reads more accessibly and clearly。 I found the historical overview at the beginning to be the section I enjoyed the most， mostly because I had no idea about the chain of events leading to our current understanding of extinction outside of Darwin。 The chapters on threatened species today are， of course， heartbreaking， but not at all surprising to me since I've been hearing/seeing/reading about those kinds of things for a long time。 。。。more
Caroline
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I was relieved when this book was over。 There were interesting things scattered throughout， but for the most part I found it boring and hard to focus。 I listened to the audiobook and I’m not sure if I would have been able to pay attention more if I were reading it。 But I felt like the narrative wasn’t very focused or grounded， like I didn’t really feel like she gave any sort of geological timelines for major extinction events。 In fact， I had such a hard time focusing that I’m not even sure what I was relieved when this book was over。 There were interesting things scattered throughout， but for the most part I found it boring and hard to focus。 I listened to the audiobook and I’m not sure if I would have been able to pay attention more if I were reading it。 But I felt like the narrative wasn’t very focused or grounded， like I didn’t really feel like she gave any sort of geological timelines for major extinction events。 In fact， I had such a hard time focusing that I’m not even sure what the 5 extinction events were before the current 6th one…I can think of 3 that she talked about off the top of my head。 。。。more
Vignesh Labam
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An educating one time read。 Authors story telling turns such a macabre topic into an interesting and eye opening one。
Graeme Stuart Waymark
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Excellent。 I learned much。 I had to question much also as my pre-determined conclusions regarding the Science of these claims were contrary to arguments or conclusion posited in the book， not only by the author Elizabeth Kolbert but more than one of the contributing/quoted authors over 250 years when the earth was considered flat and the sun revolving it！ The hardest conclusion to digest is the possibility that this sixth extinction could include humans！ That I have not dismissed but I am certai Excellent。 I learned much。 I had to question much also as my pre-determined conclusions regarding the Science of these claims were contrary to arguments or conclusion posited in the book， not only by the author Elizabeth Kolbert but more than one of the contributing/quoted authors over 250 years when the earth was considered flat and the sun revolving it！ The hardest conclusion to digest is the possibility that this sixth extinction could include humans！ That I have not dismissed but I am certainly digesting it and wondering how it will settle over time。 。。。more
Luis González
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En los últimos 500 millones de años ha habido cinco extinciones masivas donde la diversidad de vida en el planeta tierra repentinamente y dramáticamente se contrajo。 Hoy， científicos alrededor del mundo están monitoreando lo que podría ser la sexta。 Esta vez ocasionada por una especie。 En este libro， la periodista Elizabeth Kolbert te explica cómo se está viviendo la extinción alrededor del mundo y los esfuerzos de científicos para proteger especies al borde de la extinción。 Cada capítulo se bas En los últimos 500 millones de años ha habido cinco extinciones masivas donde la diversidad de vida en el planeta tierra repentinamente y dramáticamente se contrajo。 Hoy， científicos alrededor del mundo están monitoreando lo que podría ser la sexta。 Esta vez ocasionada por una especie。 En este libro， la periodista Elizabeth Kolbert te explica cómo se está viviendo la extinción alrededor del mundo y los esfuerzos de científicos para proteger especies al borde de la extinción。 Cada capítulo se basa en un lugar y caso de estudio diferente。 Un capítulo visita una estación de investigación en “One Tree Island” una isla de 8 hectáreas ubicada en la costa de Australia y en la punta sur de la Gran Barrera de Coral con el fin de estudiar la acidificación del océano y su efecto en las arecifes de coral。 En otro se une a una expedición en los Andes de Perú para estudiar los árboles y como están siendo afectados por el cambio climático。 En otro visita un hospital veterinario donde habita un àlala， o mejor conocido como el cuervo hawaiano en peligro de extinción que masturban para después inseminar artificialmente una de las hembras。 El libro no es para todos。 Por el tema del libro puedo entender porque alguien considera este libro aburrido。 Lo que hace interesante este libro， a diferencia de tu libro de biología de secundaria es que esta periodista viaja por todo el mundo visitando a científicos e informando de primera mano las investigaciones y descubrimientos que han hecho。 Y es fantástico escuchar sobre las vidas de las personas viviendo en los lugares más remotos dedicados a esta causa tan noble。 A tal grado que de haber leído este libro antes y consideraba una carrera en las ciencias medioambientales。 。。。more
ninis
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"Saya yakin， cepatnya kepunahan banyak sekali mamalia besar disebabkan oleh manusia。" Kata Alfred R。 Wallace dalam buku terakhirnya， The World of Life， setelah merevisi tanggapan kepunahan yang awalnya ia duga akibat perubahan fisik （zaman es， seperti pendapat Darwin dan Lyell）。Probably one of my best reads this year: sederhana， informatif， dan well-written banget （berasa baca artikel National Geographic）。 The Sixth Extinction membahas mengenai kepunahan keenam yang ‘nggak alami’， berbeda dengan "Saya yakin， cepatnya kepunahan banyak sekali mamalia besar disebabkan oleh manusia。" Kata Alfred R。 Wallace dalam buku terakhirnya， The World of Life， setelah merevisi tanggapan kepunahan yang awalnya ia duga akibat perubahan fisik （zaman es， seperti pendapat Darwin dan Lyell）。Probably one of my best reads this year: sederhana， informatif， dan well-written banget （berasa baca artikel National Geographic）。 The Sixth Extinction membahas mengenai kepunahan keenam yang ‘nggak alami’， berbeda dengan teori Darwin mengenai kepunahan latar yang ‘unnoticable’， karena sekarang， laju kepunahan jauh lebih tinggi dari spesiasi。 Diawali dengan bahasan tentang kepunahan berbagai spesies katak yang paling rentan untuk punah karena banyak hal （perubahan iklim， serangan makhluk invasif， penurunan lahan dll dll） kemudian mundur ke topik hilangnya amonit， great auk， maju ke bahasan hutan， lalu mundur lagi hingga topik tentang saudara kita， Homo neanderthal （fun fact， setiap manusia apapun rasnya， menyimpan 1-4% gen ini）。Kolbert mengambil resiko untuk disebut sebagai ‘anti-manusia’ dengan menulis:“Obviously， the fate of our own species concerns us disproportionately。 But I will say that it is not， in the end， what’s most worth attending to。”But this book won’t sell if there’s no optimism in it， jadi， penulis juga bilang: “Manusia bisa berwawasan merusak dan berwawasan sempit; manusia juga bisa berwawasan jauh dan altruistik。 Time and time again， people have demonstrated that they care about “the problem of sharing our earth with other creatures” and that they’re willing to make sacrifices on those creatures’ behalfAku suka banget buku ini， jauh lebih bisa dicerna otakku， dan tiap halamannya membawa ke bahasan-bahasan menarik lainnya。 Nggak bisa kalau ditulis semuanya， yang jelas aku belajar banyak banget， berkali-kali mikir sambil nge-amin-in tiap tulisan Kolbert。 。。。more
Aman Vyas
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This book is a difficult and boring read， I always fell asleep after reading 30-40 pages （maybe that's what the author wanted）。 The theme is very interesting and intriguing。 However， this book is not written for the general population。 This book is a difficult and boring read， I always fell asleep after reading 30-40 pages （maybe that's what the author wanted）。 The theme is very interesting and intriguing。 However， this book is not written for the general population。 。。。more
Lữ Đoàn Đỏ
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lâu lắm mới đọc cuốn sách chẳng hấp dẫn mà cũng chẳng thấy kiến thức gì như này。 Sách khoa học nhưng viết ra bởi 1 nhà báo， nó thành món lẩu thập cẩm chẳng ra thể loại gì cụ thể。 Nửa hồi ký， tự truyện， nửa chèn vào kiến thức khoa học。 Có gì nhớ hay thu được sau cuốn này thì chính là chút kiến thức tí tẹo về ngành cổ sinh học， nhưng chỉ cần xem 2 tập bbc là về Planet earth thì kiến thức cũng tương đồng mà hấp dẫn hơn rất nhiều。 Cảm thấy khoa học địa lý， cổ sinh。。。 nếu có thể tìm được phim tài lại lâu lắm mới đọc cuốn sách chẳng hấp dẫn mà cũng chẳng thấy kiến thức gì như này。 Sách khoa học nhưng viết ra bởi 1 nhà báo， nó thành món lẩu thập cẩm chẳng ra thể loại gì cụ thể。 Nửa hồi ký， tự truyện， nửa chèn vào kiến thức khoa học。 Có gì nhớ hay thu được sau cuốn này thì chính là chút kiến thức tí tẹo về ngành cổ sinh học， nhưng chỉ cần xem 2 tập bbc là về Planet earth thì kiến thức cũng tương đồng mà hấp dẫn hơn rất nhiều。 Cảm thấy khoa học địa lý， cổ sinh。。。 nếu có thể tìm được phim tài lại xem thì cứ xem phim， không nhất thiết cứ phải đọc sách mới ra hồn。 Tác giả nói tới 5 đợt tuyệt chủng lớn từ khi các loài sinh vật hình thành tới giờ。 Đơn vị dĩ nhiên tính là hàng trăm triệu năm， trải qua nhiều kỉ， thế。。 nguyên nhân cũng đa dạng。 Do biến cố thiên thạch va vào trái đất， do nóng lên toàn cầu， do đại dương bị axit hoá， do các sinh vật ngoại lai xuất hiện。。。 Hiện tại thì con người đang là nguyên nhân chính gây ra cuộc diệt chủng thứ 6 với việc sử dụng quá nhiều nguyên liệu hoá thạch， thải CO2， xâm lấn rừng， mang virus và đủ sinh vật ngoại lai tới vùng khác trên con đường di cư của mình。。 Những thứ này chỉ cần đọc báo hoặc thỉnh thoảng xem mấy phim tài liệu là nắm rõ cả vì mấy năm gần đây suốt ngày ra rả biến đổi khí hậu， giảm phát thải， giảm rác nhựa。。 nếu không có Covid thì chắc chắn vẫn là chủ đề chính trên mặt báo。 Qua sách thì biết thêm chút về lịch sử non trẻ của ngành cổ sinh。 Mãi thế kỉ 18-19， Cuvier theo chân Napoleon tới những trận đánh ở Ai Cập， Thổ。。 mang về những hoá thạch lạ rồi đưa ra phỏng đoán có nhiều loài từng tồn tại trước đây rồi biến mất。 Đấy là lần đầu tiên con người biết tới việc tuyệt chủng của những loại khác， dần dần thêm chứng cứ， hoá thạch， danh sách các loài dài ra。 。。。more
Harini Nayak
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Mm， I don't know。 This book came highly recommended， so I'm kind of disappointed。 The chapters also seemed a bit disjointed to me。 The content also seemed obvious to me， possibly because 12th class botony book covered it。 So， you can skip this book and not miss much。What did seem new to me was the idea of isolating species。 I've never really thought about human settlements as barriers that migration。 So that was nice。 Mm， I don't know。 This book came highly recommended， so I'm kind of disappointed。 The chapters also seemed a bit disjointed to me。 The content also seemed obvious to me， possibly because 12th class botony book covered it。 So， you can skip this book and not miss much。What did seem new to me was the idea of isolating species。 I've never really thought about human settlements as barriers that migration。 So that was nice。 。。。more
Dominick Bontempo
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The book was okay。 I’m not well educated in the extinction department of science， however， this book was quite long… the book length/ page number wise was short but reading the whole thing was challenging。 The book gave great insight into the past extinctions and how we， the humans， are damaging and causing the “sixth extinction”。 The chapters on animals such as the Panamanian Golden Frog， which I’ve seen before， were informative and had an impact on the reader。 If you don’t really like nonficti The book was okay。 I’m not well educated in the extinction department of science， however， this book was quite long… the book length/ page number wise was short but reading the whole thing was challenging。 The book gave great insight into the past extinctions and how we， the humans， are damaging and causing the “sixth extinction”。 The chapters on animals such as the Panamanian Golden Frog， which I’ve seen before， were informative and had an impact on the reader。 If you don’t really like nonfiction science books don’t read it， if you like some science books but you’re not in love with science don’t read it， but if you’re IN LOVE with science this book is great for you。 。。。more
Thomas
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It's hard for me to believe that this book won a Pulitzer Prize when it is mostly recycling stories that have been told before。 It feels to me akin to Barack Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize-- it was more for political than substantial reasons。 For people who have less familiarity with the history of science than I， this book is useful insofar as it bundles stories that everyone should know。 It's hard for me to believe that this book won a Pulitzer Prize when it is mostly recycling stories that have been told before。 It feels to me akin to Barack Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize-- it was more for political than substantial reasons。 For people who have less familiarity with the history of science than I， this book is useful insofar as it bundles stories that everyone should know。 。。。more
Tultu
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4。5
Richard
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Very interesting。 And discouraging about how humans are adversely impacting earth。
Don Kent
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This author does a great job of relating complex happenings in a manner that is easy to understand。 Her discussions of amphibian extinctions due to a lethal fungus， the American Megafauna extinctions and the Whitenose fungus causing potential extinctions in bats were especially interesting and well construed。
Raina
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A good blend of geology， ecology， biology， and history。 Super interesting and informative。
Thikrayat Al-aradi
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Very interesting book， informative and written in an easy to read way， but some chapters were very dense with info that I couldn't follow up。Favourite chapter was the penguins。 Very interesting book， informative and written in an easy to read way， but some chapters were very dense with info that I couldn't follow up。Favourite chapter was the penguins。 。。。more
Casey Ryan
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AudiobookWanted to like this but couldn't get into this， probably because of a very dry audiobook reading。。 I generally like evolutionary biology books when I read them in hard copy， so maybe that's why。 Ended up being more of a chore。 AudiobookWanted to like this but couldn't get into this， probably because of a very dry audiobook reading。。 I generally like evolutionary biology books when I read them in hard copy， so maybe that's why。 Ended up being more of a chore。 。。。more
Maggie
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Well deserving of the Pulitzer！ Kolman presents a thorough， well-researched， in-depth book on the Anthropocene - the current epoch of humanity and our impact on the planet。 Contrary to prior mass extinction events， which were caused by volcanic eruptions or asteroids， the current is caused by one species: us。 Changes to the composition of the atmosphere， deforestation， ocean acidification， global warming， pollution， poaching， hunting， migration…humans are a killer of the biodiversity on planet e Well deserving of the Pulitzer！ Kolman presents a thorough， well-researched， in-depth book on the Anthropocene - the current epoch of humanity and our impact on the planet。 Contrary to prior mass extinction events， which were caused by volcanic eruptions or asteroids， the current is caused by one species: us。 Changes to the composition of the atmosphere， deforestation， ocean acidification， global warming， pollution， poaching， hunting， migration…humans are a killer of the biodiversity on planet earth。 。。。more
Barry Luong
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Humans have been remaking the world from the beginning。 That fact causes me to lose hope that we can do anything to stem the massive loss of biodiversity we’re bringing about。 Still， the extremely long arc of history on Earth （i。e。 millions of years） gives me hope that life will endure。
India
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🌟🌟🌟🌟 💫/4。5 stars！
Hanna
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I read the Indonesian edition， so I will write a review in bahasa Indonesia:Pengalaman membaca yang menyenangkan， berisi kumpulan riset dan bukti-bukti penyebab dari lenyapnya banyak spesies di bumi yang mostly karena manusia modern。 Ditulis dengan apik dengan susunan yang mudah dipahami， meskipun pada akhirnya banyak istilah atau terminologi ilmiah yang membutuhkan bantuan search engine untuk bisa paham。Buku genre sains pertama yang saya baca dan ditulis oleh perempuan。 And thanks to this book， I read the Indonesian edition， so I will write a review in bahasa Indonesia:Pengalaman membaca yang menyenangkan， berisi kumpulan riset dan bukti-bukti penyebab dari lenyapnya banyak spesies di bumi yang mostly karena manusia modern。 Ditulis dengan apik dengan susunan yang mudah dipahami， meskipun pada akhirnya banyak istilah atau terminologi ilmiah yang membutuhkan bantuan search engine untuk bisa paham。Buku genre sains pertama yang saya baca dan ditulis oleh perempuan。 And thanks to this book， setelah ini saya akan mulai lebih banyak membaca buku genre sains yg lain。Untuk terjemahannya， saya beri 3⭐/5 karena banyak kalimat yang seperti diterjemahkan langsung tanpa melihat konteks， tapi itu hanya terjadi di 2 dari 10 paragraf。 。。。more
ed
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A masterful articulate review of the evolution of life on earth。 Kolbert’s observational talents and diligent reporting take the reader to the edges of what is known。 In the journey she captures the commitment， passions and personas of scientists who seek to understand where the planet has been and where it is headed。
Bill Gerros
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Humans are on a trajectory to destroy most living things on the planet， including ourselves。 Will we be able to avoid this end？
Katlyn
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In all honesty， I haven’t read many books about climate change。 Therefore， I cannot comment on how this relates to other books on the topic， nor can I fact check the information presented。 However， I will say that I enjoyed the lens through which Elizabeth Kolbert presented the facts。 She could have gone the boring route and discussed numbers and statistics the whole time， but instead she presented us with a different extinct， or endangered animal each chapter。 It made the whole thing both more In all honesty， I haven’t read many books about climate change。 Therefore， I cannot comment on how this relates to other books on the topic， nor can I fact check the information presented。 However， I will say that I enjoyed the lens through which Elizabeth Kolbert presented the facts。 She could have gone the boring route and discussed numbers and statistics the whole time， but instead she presented us with a different extinct， or endangered animal each chapter。 It made the whole thing both more tragic and more relatable。 It’s one thing to say that up to 150 species are lost per day， but another to frame it with empathy and present the animals in a way that makes them seem more， well， human。 The image of hundreds of bats starving to death in the middle of winter， and being stepped on in an effort to find the cause， is horrifying。 Two rhinos from an endangered species managing to finally have a baby is heartwarming。 Still， it’s tragic that we drove them to such dwindling numbers。 As much as I wish certain species （mosquitos） would disappear from the Earth， I can’t deny that it’s sad that so many are disappearing。 We as humans need to do something， and fast。 The only thing that I personally didn’t like was that sometimes I would get bored during some of the more fact based sections。 Although， I think that’s more of a personal problem， considering the nature of the novel。 Overall， I would highly recommend this book to anyone， especially if they don’t understand the harm climate change is wreaking on the environment， and the species with which we share our planet。 3。75/5 June 3， 2021 。。。more
Monica
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Marinating。。。4 StarsListened to the audiobook。 Anne Twomey did a good job narrating。 I was engaged the entire time。
Nikki
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4。5 out of 5 starsAs interesting as it is depressing。Lots of cool information on our world as it was and as it is。 It talks about previous extinctions and the impact humans have on what could be the sixth one。
Kacper
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Elizabeth Kolbert podjęła się tematu kontrowersyjnego， ale cieszę się że zdołała ogarnąć go w sposób jednocześnie przystępny i interesujący。 Temat wymierania gatunków jest podnoszony współcześnie bardzo często przez organizacje pro-ekologiczne。 Czy działania te są uzasadnione， czy mają sens？ Po przeczytaniu "Szóstego Wymierania" mam już podstawy by twierdzić， że tak。 Uprzedzając jakiekolwiek pytania， książka nie stanowi eko-propagandy， jak mogłoby wynikać z tytułu。 Zamiast płaczliwych rozdziałów Elizabeth Kolbert podjęła się tematu kontrowersyjnego， ale cieszę się że zdołała ogarnąć go w sposób jednocześnie przystępny i interesujący。 Temat wymierania gatunków jest podnoszony współcześnie bardzo często przez organizacje pro-ekologiczne。 Czy działania te są uzasadnione， czy mają sens？ Po przeczytaniu "Szóstego Wymierania" mam już podstawy by twierdzić， że tak。 Uprzedzając jakiekolwiek pytania， książka nie stanowi eko-propagandy， jak mogłoby wynikać z tytułu。 Zamiast płaczliwych rozdziałów na temat wymierających zwierzątek， dostajemy solidną porcję wiedzy。 Konkretny kontekst。 Jaki？Idąc od początku， autorka porusza kwestię wymierania gatunków od podstaw podstaw。 Najpierw definiuje czym owo wymieranie jest。 Nakreśla， kiedy dostrzeżono， że gatunki wymierają - spoiler: dopiero w okolicach XVIII wieku do ludzi zaczęło docierać， że być może liczba gatunków zwierząt i roślin wcale nie jest stała， a dziwne skamieniałości znajdowane tu i ówdzie nie stanowią dowodu na biblijny potop。 Dalej， autorka porusza kwestie poprzednich wymierań。 Pokazuje， w czym były podobne do aktualnego， a w czym tkwiły różnice。 Czytelnik dostaje przyzwoitą dawkę wiedzy na temat powiązania zmian klimatu i działalności człowieka na wymieranie gatunków。 Kolejne rozdziały rozszerzają poprzednie wątki i dobudowują do nich nowe informacje。Ostatecznie， autorka stawia tezę， że być może od czasów pojawienia się na Ziemi， ludzie nigdy nie żyli w harmonii z przyrodą。 Przyznam， że to nie pierwszy raz， gdy spotykam się z tą tezą - w podobnym tonie pisał Yuval Noah Harari w "Sapiens"。 Na minus pojawiające się tu i ówdzie niepotrzebne opisy， mieszanie naukowego stylu wypowiedzi z mową potoczną i wynikający z tego misz-masz。 Przez to książka traci na ponadczasowości， przynajmniej w mojej opinii。Warto przeczytać również:Yuval Noah Harari - "Sapiens"Tom Philips - "Ludzie。 Krótka historia o tym， jak spieprzyliśmy wszystko" 。。。more
Deaver T
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Yeah。 We are in deep trouble。 Well presented。 I liked the presentation style。 But depressing。
Bunda Gajah
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