Island Press, Date: 2009. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 2009. Island Press ISBN 1597260975 9781597260978 [US]

Island Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Island Press ISBN 1597260975 9781597260978 [US]

Island Press, Date: 2009-10-14. 2. paperback. Used: Good. 2009. Island Press ISBN 1597260975 9781597260978 [US]

This book shows just minor scuff/wear on edges, otherwisecover and text are unmarked and clean. Date: 2009. Island Press ISBN 1597260975 9781597260978 [US]

ISBN10: 1597260975, ISBN13: 9781597260978, [publisher: Island Press] Softcover pp. 480, Maps, Index
[New York, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2009]

Paperback / softback. New. In humanity's more than 100,000 year history, we have evolved from vulnerable creatures clawing sustenance from Earth to a sophisticated global society manipulating every inch of it. This title traces the interplay between environmental change and genetic and cultural evolution since the dawn of humanity. ISBN 1597260975 9781597260978 [GB]

Washington DC: Island Press, Date: 2008. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Inscribed on the title page: "For Jen, with thanks for a wonderful [illegible] on the international system. Paul." Uncommon signed, with no other copies available online as of this writing. Difficult to make out the middle of the inscription, but likely better or more familiar eyes can do so.  Paul Ehrlich is best known for his deeply influential and controversial book The Population Bomb (1968) about overpopulation and resource scarcity, a topic which has defined his career and perhaps overshadowed his distinguished achievements in ecology and conservation biology (including classic butterfly studies). The book was called alarmist by some, but Ehrlich years later said that "perhaps the most serious flaw in The Bomb was that it was much too optimistic about the future." His wife Anne Ehrlich has been his steady collaborator and co-author, for which she probably has been under-recognized.  In this ambitious and interdisciplinary book, "the Ehrlichs gracefully weaves together rite theories of Darwin, empirical studies of fruit flies, lizards, and disease, the fossil record, the psychology of perception and belief systems, the nature of the human genome, and the power of culture and environment into a single illuminating thread." A fine book in fine jacket. 2008. Island Press ISBN 1597260975 9781597260978 [US]