{"product_id":"dancing-at-the-dead-sea-alanna-mitchell-9780226532004","title":"Dancing at the Dead Sea: Tracking the World's Environmental Hotspots","description":"One hundred and fifty years after the publication of \u003ci\u003eOn the Origin of Species\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning environmental reporter Alanna Mitchell set out to retrace the idea of evolution and grapple with the fact that a massive extinction of the planet's species was well under way. So began a three-year odyssey in which Mitchell picked up where Darwin left off, examining not just the origin but also the ultimate fate of our world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCombining scientific curiosity with travel and adventure, \u003ci\u003eDancing at the Dead Sea\u003c\/i\u003e takes the reader on an intimate tour through the world's environmental hotspots. Readers join Mitchell as she tracks the spectacular biodiversity of regions as extraordinary as the island of Madagascar, the rain forests of Suriname, the parched oases of Jordan, the Arctic desert of Banks Island, the volcanic crests of Iceland, and, ultimately, the Galapagos archipelago, where Darwin conducted his famous research. Along the way, Mitchell introduces us to the numerous scientists and conservationists who are working to protect these endangered places. She also chronicles the courageous efforts of everyday men and women in these regions as they try to convince governments to turn the world's hotspots into environmentally protected areas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUltimately, Mitchell's travels around the world compel her to ponder our shelf life as a species in the grand evolutionary scheme of the planet. She wonders what Darwin would make of the profound ecological destruction she witnesses. Is the human race suicidal? What can help our species avert extinction? Posing tough and cutting questions such as these, \u003ci\u003eDancing at the Dead Sea\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read for aficionados of good science writing and travel literature alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alanna Mitchell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226532003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226532004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 239\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.48h x 6.32w x 0.84d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2005 pg. 65\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/18\/2005 pg. 55\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2005 pg. 1553\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2005 pg. 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/12\/2006 pg. 16","brand":"Alanna Mitchell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48658833506559,"sku":"9780226532004","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dancing-at-the-dead-sea-alanna-mitchell-9780226532004","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}