{"product_id":"a-natural-history-of-the-rob-dunn-9781541603127","title":"A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An arresting vision of this relentless natural world\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) by a leading ecologist, who urges us to heed nature's iron laws \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur species has amassed unprecedented knowledge of nature, which we have tried to use to seize control of life and bend the planet to our will. In  \u003ci\u003eA Natural History of the Future\u003c\/i\u003e, biologist Rob Dunn argues that such efforts are futile. We may see ourselves as life's overlords, but we are instead at its mercy. In the evolution of antibiotic resistance, the power of natural selection to create biodiversity, and even the surprising life of the London Underground, Dunn finds laws of life that no human activity can annul. When we create artificial islands of crops, dump toxic waste, or build communities, we provide new materials for old laws to shape. Life's future flourishing is not in question. Ours is. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs ambitious as Edward O. Wilson's \u003ci\u003eSociobiology\u003c\/i\u003e and as timely as Elizabeth Kolbert's \u003ci\u003eThe Sixth Extinction\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Natural History of the Future\u003c\/i\u003e sets a new standard for understanding the diversity and destiny of life itself. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rob Dunn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1541603125\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541603127\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.70w x 1.30d","brand":"Rob Dunn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44059144192255,"sku":"9781541603127","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a2a55d40-ae42-4138-bd1f-5641b6b25a6d.jpg?v=1685056471","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-natural-history-of-the-rob-dunn-9781541603127","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}