The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert, 319 pages.Kolbert, the author of the excellent Field Notes from a Catastrophe, (which was a Washington University First Year book several years ago) out-does herself with this incredible, engaging, and endlessly fascinating account of mass-extinction events throughout history coupled with a long look at the mass-extinction event in which we currently find ourselves. As you might guess from the title, there have been five previous events, but we're in the middle of one of our own making. Filled with great detail and compelling stories, one of the best works of nonfiction this year.
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