The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History Audiobook

Quotes

• “Her extensive travels in researching this book and her insightful treatment of both the history and the science all combine to make The Sixth Extinction an invaluable contribution to our understanding of present circumstances, just as the paradigm shift she calls for is sorely needed.”

  — New York Times Book Review

• “What’s exceptional about Kolbert’s writing is the combination of scientific rigor and wry humor that keeps you turning the pages.”

  — National Geographic

• "[Kolbert] grounds her stories in rigorous science and memorable characters past and present, building a case that a mass extinction is underway, whether we want to admit it or not.”

  — Discover magazine

• “A fascinating and frightening excursion into how humans are bringing about their own demise…The Sixth Extinction is a bold and at times desperate attempt to awaken us to this responsibility.”

  — Washington Post

• “Surprisingly breezy, entirely engrossing, and frequently entertaining…Kolbert is a masterful, thought-provoking reporter.”

  — Boston Globe

• “Thorough and fascinating…Kolbert is an economical and deft explainer of the technical and about as intrepid a reporter as they come…Her reporting is meticulous.”

  — Harper’s

• “Superbly blends the depressing facts associated with rampant species extinctions and impending ecosystem collapse with stellar writing to produce a text that is accessible, witty, scientifically accurate, and impossible to put down.”

  — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

• “A deft examination of the startling losses of the sixth mass extinction occurring at this moment and the sobering, underlying cause: humans…A highly significant eye-opener.”

  — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

• “Rendered with rare, resolute, and resounding clarity, Kolbert’s compelling and enlightening report forthrightly addresses the most significant topic of our lives.”

  — Booklist (starred review)

• “Powerful…Kolbert expertly traces the ‘twisting’ intellectual history of how we’ve come to understand the concept of extinction and, more recently, how we’ve come to recognize our role in it…An invaluable contribution to our understanding of present circumstances.”

  — Al Gore

• “Elizabeth Kolbert writes with an aching beauty of the impact of our species on all the other forms of life known in this cold universe. The perspective is at once awe-inspiring, humbling, and deeply necessary.”

  — T. C. Boyle, New York Times bestselling author

• “An epic, riveting story of our species that reads like a scientific thriller—only more terrifying because it is real. Like Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, Elizabeth Kolbert’s The Sixth Extinction is destined to become one of the most important and defining books of our time.”

  — David Grann, New York Times bestselling author