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Edward O. Wilson -- University Professor at Harvard, winner of two Pulitzer prizes, eloquent champion of biodiversity -- is arguably one of the most important thinkers of the twentieth century.
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- earnestironic
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- resolvedopen-ended
- sparerichly built
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About the book
- Author
- Edward Osborne Wilson
- First published
- 1994
- Pages
- 380
- Publisher
- Island Press/Shearwater Books, Island Press [for] Shearwater Books, Island Press
- Editions
- 3
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780446671996
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