No Turning Back
Dinosaurs
Synthetic audio, Automated braille
Summary
Conservationist Richard Ellis s fascinating examination of extinction one of the most powerful forces on earth and one of the most enigmatic In No Turning Back naturalist Richard Ellis conducts a masterful and engrossing… investigation of one of the world s most harrowing inevitabilities extinction Taking a concentrated look at a variety of species--from those that went out with a bang upon the impact of an Everest-sized asteroid to those that gradually disappeared after years of human overhunting--Ellis discusses the five great mass extinctions in history and how extinction shapes the evolutionary process He also outlines the steps we can take to ensure that today s endangered species can be pulled back from the brink Richly illustrated with Ellis s stunning hand-drawn artwork No Turning Back is an invaluable read for anyone seeking to understand the past present and future of life on our planet