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| The Future of Life | 
| Author: Edward O. Wilson
Publisher: Vintage
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  62 reviews
Sales Rank: 17661
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.3 x 0.7
ISBN: 0679768114
Dewey Decimal Number: 333.9522
EAN: 9780679768111
ASIN: 0679768114
Publication Date: March 11, 2003
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 A pleasant informative read. January 17, 2002
19 out of 26 found this review helpful
I read this book in one afternoon. It is enjoyable, quick, factual and gives you a real sense of being a part of life. Wilson is to be commended for not being too judgemental either against economists or conservationists, but gives their voices equal time in the issue of managing our planet's resources. He explains in wonderfully friendly writing about all the political groups and their roles in life on Earth, which is certainly no easy task. His solutions to the problems are informed, direct,and useful--not like the generalized, naive, and inappropriate ideas of tree-hugger extremists.
And, of course, his descriptions of life are beautiful and eloquent.
Real January 10, 2002
25 out of 51 found this review helpful
I enjoyed this as I am one who thinks similar, the facts of science and evidense. This is a book so many religious people put down and ignore the reality of it. The first and most obvious element of this write is that Edward performed a great deal of new and up to date research. Not that he wasn't qualified to write this years ago, but he keeps up to date. The hard science of nature is here, then combined with real human factors, contamination ect. but also world economics that are astoundingly accurate from a person who is more of a natural. I am pleased with this book and am planning to read it again, it does read easy and does not contain fill, or clutter, no repetitiuos or boring dead spots. Well designed for mainstream readers as there is imagination to entertain which fits well. If you support science and like to read, it will be worth it.
Another good book like this I recommend, which goes more into our destiny is SB 1 or God by Karl Mark Maddox.
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