Dancing at the Dead Sea: Tracking the World's Environmental Hotspots
Language: English
Published by University Of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL, 2005
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- Title
- Dancing at the Dead Sea: Tracking the World's Environmental Hotspots
- Author
- Mitchell, Alanna
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL
- Publication year
- 2005
- Condition
- As New
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0226532003
- ISBN 13
- 9780226532004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Item weight
- 1 pound
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Seller catalogs
- Natural History
Combining scientific curiosity with travel and adventure, Dancing at the Dead Sea takes the reader on an intimate tour through the world's environmental hotspots. Readers join Mitchell as she tracks the spectacular biodiversity of regions as extraordinary as the island of Madagascar, the rain forests of Suriname, the parched oases of Jordan, the Arctic desert of Banks Island, the volcanic crests of Iceland, and, ultimately, the Galapagos archipelago, where Darwin conducted his famous research. Along the way, Mitchell introduces us to the numerous scientists and conservationists who are working to protect these endangered places. She also chronicles the courageous efforts of everyday men and women in these regions as they try to convince governments to turn the world's hotspots into environmentally protected areas.
Ultimately, Mitchell's travels around the world compel her to ponder our shelf life as a species in the grand evolutionary scheme of the planet. She wonders what Darwin would make of the profound ecological destruction she witnesses. Is the human race suicidal? What can help our species avert extinction? Posing tough and cutting questions such as these, Dancing at the Dead Sea is a must-read for aficionados of good science writing and travel literature alike.
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About the Author
Alanna Mitchell spent fourteen years as a writer covering science and the environment at the Globe and Mail. She is the author of Dancing at the Dead Sea: Tracking the World’s Environmental Hotspots, also published by the University of Chicago Press.
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