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Glavin, Terry. The Sixth Extinction: Journeys among the Lost and Left Behind.(Brief article)(Book review)
* Glavin, Terry. The Sixth Extinction: Journeys Among the Lost and Left Behind. Thomas Dunne Bks: St. Martin's. Apr. 2007. c.336p, index. ISBN 0-312-36231-5 [ISBN 978-0-312-36231-7]. $24.95. NAT HIST
The world is experiencing massive extinctions, unseen in the 65 million years since the end of the Cretaceous period. In a book you won't want to read but should, journalist Glavin (The Last Great Sea) writes passionately about the loss of animals, plants, and human culture he documented on his travels to such places as Singapore, Costa Rica, and Russia. Alarms sound over loss of diversity, a phenomenon that not only serves as an antidote to blandness but also provides the …
