- Published: 22 August 1997
- ISBN: 9780712673334
- Imprint: Pimlico
- Format: Trade Paperback
- Pages: 704
- RRP: $39.99
The Song Of The Dodo
Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinctions
'David Quammen has given usthe story of both our survival and demise as a species in THE SONG OF THE DODO. Through the brilliance and supple nature of his mind, we are allowed to glimpse the nature of evolution and extinction, and why biology matters in our concept of beauty, justice, and the sacredness of life. This is a stunning book with graceful reverberations. ' Terry Tempest Williams, author of REFUGE.
Why have island ecosystems always suffered such high rates of extinction ? In our age, with all the world's landscapes, from Tasmania to the Amazon to Yellowstone, now being carved into islandlike fragments by human activity, the implications of this question are more urgent than ever.
Over the past eight years, David Quammen has followed the threads of island bio-geography on a globe-encircling journey of discovery.
'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 the field' Matt Ridley, SUNDAY TELEGRAPH.
- Pub date: 22 August 1997
- ISBN: 9780712673334
- Imprint: Pimlico
- Format: Trade Paperback
- Pages: 704
- RRP: $39.99
