The Species Seekers Heroes, Fools, And The Mad Pursuit Of Life On Earth

Author: Richard Conniff

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Price : 35.00 NZD
ISBN : 9780393341324
Publisher : W W Norton
Imprint : W W Norton
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Weight (g) : 0.408
Publication date : 01 January 2011
Dimensions : 208mm X 137mm X 33mm
Produced in : United States
RRP : 35.0
Availability date : 01 January 2012
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Author : Richard Conniff
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Language : English
Dewey classification : 508.09033
Reading Level : very good
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Pages : 464
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From the mid-eighteenth century to the early twentieth, a colorful band of amateur naturalists explored the most perilous corners of the planet to discover new life-forms. Amid globe-spanning tales of adventure, Richard Conniff recounts a dramatic historical shift, as humans finally discovered the pantheon of life on Earth-and our place within it.

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A marvelous tribute to the age of wonder. - Bernd Heinrich, author of The Nesting Season

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