Peter Tyson
Autor de The Eighth Continent: Life, Death and Discovery in the Lost World of Madagascar
Sobre El Autor
Peter Tyson is online editor of NOVA, the PBS science series, and has written for Atlantic Monthly, the New York Times, and other publications. He lives in Arlington, Massachusetts
Obras de Peter Tyson
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Conocimiento común
Miembros
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Estadísticas
- Obras
- 8
- Miembros
- 175
- Popularidad
- #122,547
- Valoración
- 3.9
- Reseñas
- 1
- ISBNs
- 22
This is exactly what a non-fiction book encouraging conservation should be like. The author has managed to find a perfect balance between education and discovery and shares that with anyone who devours his words. And devour is exactly what any reader interested about Madagascar will do. The Eighth Continent should come with a warning on the cover: "Do not pick up this book unless you intend to develop a sudden desperation to visit!" The words "I couldn't put it down" don't often come with informational books of this nature, but they fit perfectly with this one.… (más)