Why people recommend it
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History is a Pulitzer Prize-winning nonfiction book by science journalist Elizabeth Kolbert, co-authored with Marcel Blanc in certain editions, that examines how human activity is driving a mass extinction event on Earth. On July 18, 2024, during an episode of The Book Review titled The Real Life of a Diplomat, Told Like a Novel, John Williams discussed his recent reading habits. Williams shared with the audience that, despite the unremitting stream of difficult daily news headlines, he had chosen for some reason to pick up Kolbert's sobering book to read at bedtime. The work takes readers around the globe to examine various species threatened by human intervention, connecting historical extinctions with the current ecological crisis. Williams's humorous and candid admission about choosing such a heavy scientific text for bedtime reading resonated with listeners interested in environmental journalism and serious nonfiction. The mention highlighted the book's continued relevance as a definitive text on climate change and biodiversity loss.
Who recommended it
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John Williams — 1 mention
“I am for some reason reason I decided this week at bedtime given given the unremitting news Etc to pick up Elizabeth Colbert's the sixth Extinction as my bedtime rating”
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Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“and with the non-fiction winner Elizabeth colar is the six Extinction”