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How factual is The Sixth Extinction?
Justin How factual? Aside from the hundreds of facts presented in each chapter, there are roughly 30 pages of single spaced notes and bibliography at the end…moreHow factual? Aside from the hundreds of facts presented in each chapter, there are roughly 30 pages of single spaced notes and bibliography at the end of the book. Each reference in the cited works probably leads to a 20 page peer-reviewed article or a several hundred page book synthesizing the research. This represents the solid foundation of facts that the author used to lay out her narrative. So factual, yes.(less)
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The Sixth Extinction
by Elizabeth Kolbert (Goodreads Author)
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