Half-Earth: Our Planet's Fight for Life
- ISBN-10
- 1631492527
- ISBN-13
- 9781631492525
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 272
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-04-04
- Author
- Edward O Wilson
Description
"A brave expression of hope, a visionary blueprint for saving the planet. Stephen Greenblatt"
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