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New York Times: 10 Best Books of 2015

Yeah! The Invention of Nature made it to New York Times 10 Best Books of 2015 ... 5 fiction, 5 non-fiction ...

���Wulf does much to revive our appreciation of this ecological visionary through her lively, impressively researched account of his travels and exploits, reminding us of the lasting influence of his primary insight: that the Earth is a single, interconnected organism, one that can be catastrophically damaged by our own destructive actions.��� ��� New York Times Sunday Book Review

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Publishers Weekly: PW Top Authors Pick Their Favourite Books of 2015

And here is my favourite book of 2015 - picked for Publishers Weekly - Hanya Yanagihara's extraordinary A Little Life.

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The Economist: Best Books of 2015

The Invention of Nature is included in The Economist's Best Books of 2015

"Explorer, polymath, friend of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Thomas Jefferson and Simon Bol��var, Alexander von Humboldt was one of the greatest scientists of the 19th century. His ideas are as relevant today as they ever were."

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Public Books: The Invention of Nature

���Andrea Wulf���s masterful The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt���s New World represents the best of the handful of English language books that have appeared in the last decade focused on Humboldt and his science. ���Wulf���s superb biography reaches beyond Humboldt���s remarkable life to encompass his adventures as the first ecological internationalist��� ��� Public Books

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New York Times: Back Story

Nice mention of Humboldt, The Invention of Nature and climate change in the New York Times. With the climate talks held in Paris... at last someone is noting that Humboldt was the first to predict harmful human-induced climate change in 1800.

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Country Life: The Invention of Nature

���Stimulating biography ��� elegantly captures a cosmopolitan who straddled the Enlightenment and Romanticism��� ��� Country Life

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BBC World Service Weekend: Interview

Here is an interview that I did with BBC World Service Weekend in conjunction with Paris Climate summit and Humboldt's early warnings about climate change and environmental destruction.

BBC World Service Humboldt Interview

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Sunday Times: Best Books 2015 - Biography

"Wulf's engaging and accomplished biography makes us see Humboldt as one of the great scientist���adventurers���

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New York Times: Notable Books of 2015

'Wulf offers a highly readable account of the German scientist���s monumental journey in the Americas'.

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New Scientist: Best Books of 2015

"Everyone���s heard the name. It���s dotted over half the world���s maps. But who knows why? Alexander von Humboldt was a scientific superstar, his life packed with adventures, discovery and a cast of 19th-century movers and shakers. Napoleon envied him his fame. Darwin was an ardent admirer. Read Andrea Wulf���s gripping biography and you will be wowed by him too. If Humboldt doesn���t win prizes I���ll eat my party hat."

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