The Sixth Extinction
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The Sixth Extinction is a nonfiction book by Elizabeth Kolbert that examines humanity’s role in causing an ongoing mass extinction of species and its implications for the planet’s future.
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| The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
environmental book
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nonfiction book ⓘ popular science book ⓘ science book ⓘ |
| aimsTo | raise awareness of biodiversity crisis ⓘ |
| author | Elizabeth Kolbert ⓘ |
| awarded |
Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction
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Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction
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| awardYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| basedOn | scientific research ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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United States
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| describes | ongoing extinction of species caused by human activity ⓘ |
| deweyDecimalClassification | 576.8 ⓘ |
| examines |
fossil record of past mass extinctions
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role of climate change in extinction ⓘ role of habitat destruction in species loss ⓘ role of invasive species in extinction ⓘ role of ocean acidification in extinction ⓘ role of overexploitation in extinction ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| genre |
environmentalism
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nonfiction ⓘ science ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-8050-9299-8 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapters
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introduction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressClassification | QE721.2.E97 ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableFor | popularizing the concept of a human-driven sixth mass extinction ⓘ |
| pages | approximately 300 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2014 ⓘ |
| publisher | Henry Holt and Company ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | bestseller ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
biodiversity hotspot
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sixth mass extinction ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Field Notes from a Catastrophe ⓘ |
| reviewedIn |
The Guardian
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The New York Times ⓘ Washington Post ⓘ
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The Washington Post
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| setInPeriod | Anthropocene ⓘ |
| subject |
anthropocene
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biodiversity loss ⓘ climate change ⓘ conservation biology ⓘ human impact on the environment ⓘ mass extinction ⓘ |
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The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History