"Wilson, perhaps our greatest living scientist . . . offers the most powerful indictment yet of humanity as destroyer." –
San Francisco Chronicle Observer "Wilson is an optimist, and
The Future of Life is a call to arms.... His book eloquently makes one thing clear: ... we know what we do, and we have a choice." –
The New York Times Book Review "
The Future of Life makes it clear once again that Wilson is one of our most gifted science writers." –
The Washington Post "[An] elegant manifesto. . . . [A] nuanced and evocative explanation of just why biodiversity matters." –
The New Yorker "Wilson writes with a magisterial tone. . . .
The Future of Life is the work of a man with deep convictions who is also utterly reasonable." –Bill McKibben,
The Boston Globe
"Wilson is a member of an important but very rare species: the world-class scientist who is also a great writer." –
Nature "A critical report card for planet Earth, an urgent manifesto on global action, an eloquent plea . . . A literate, even poetic recounting of current scientific information that is readily accessible to lay readers. A more engaging and persuasive single volume on this crucial subject is difficult to imagine." –
Seattle Post-Intelligencer "A no-nonsense appraisal of the problem of species extinctions and a pragmatic road map for renewal. . . .
The Future of Life takes the reader on a fascinating and ultimately hopeful journey." –
San Jose Mercury News "Our contemporary Thoreau, Wilson elegantly and insistently makes the case that to choose biodiversity is to choose survival." –
Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Wilson knows his subject too well. It behooves the rest of us to listen." –
San Diego Union Tribune "One of the most clear-eyed pictures of how bad things have gotten." –
Minneapolis Star-Tribune "
The Future of Life offers an encouraging vision that solutions to the environmental problems facing humanity are within reach. . . . A refreshing change from the doom-and-gloom rhetoric that marked much environmentalism in the past." –
American Scientist "A landmark new book." –
Houston Chronicle "The biosphere's Paul Revere defines the incalculable value and fragility of 'the totality of life.'"
–Outside "A short book of breathtaking scope. . . . Wilson brings genuine authority to these weighty pronouncements." –
New York Observer "[A] readable gem. . . . Wilson manages to avoid dark gloom while still cataloguing the damage we have wrought." –
Toronto Star "Takes the reader on a fascinating and ultimately hopeful journey. . . . A concise primer remarkable in its breadth and clarity." –
Austin American-Statesman
