Book description
An epic, extraordinary account of scientific rivalry and obsession in the quest to survey all of life on Earth—a competition “with continued repercussions for Western views of race. [This] vivid double biography is a passionate corrective” (The New York Times Book Review, Editors’ Choice).
“[A] vibrant scientific saga . .…
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2 authors picked Every Living Thing as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I knew the main subjects of this dual biography, but their respective fates and their places in scientific history are portrayed in a brilliant and unexpected way in Every Living Thing.
So much to learn here about how we think about biology, told through a dual biography of Linneaus and some forgotten dude who, it turns out, it way cooler than Linneaus and has a cooler name than Linneaus....Buffon!
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