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Humboldt predicted human-induced climate change as early as 1800, and \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Nature\u003c\/i\u003e traces his ideas as they go on to revolutionize and shape science, conservation, nature writing, politics, art and the theory of evolution. He wanted to know and understand everything and his way of thinking was so far ahead of his time that it's only coming into its own now. Alexander von Humboldt really did invent the way we see nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA big, magnificent, adventurous book - so vividly written and daringly researched - a geographical pilgrimage and an intellectual  epic! Brilliant, surprising, and thought-provoking \u003c\/b\u003e. . . \u003cb\u003ea major achievement\u003c\/b\u003e * RICHARD HOLMES, author of The Age of Wonder and Coleridge *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA truly wonderful book . . .\u003c\/b\u003e Andrea Wulf has told the tale with such brio, such understanding, such depth. The physical journeyings, all around South America when it was virtually terra incognita, are as exciting as the journeys of Humboldt's mind into astronomy, literature, philosophy and every known branch of science.\u003cb\u003e This is one of the most exciting intellectual biographies I have ever read\u003c\/b\u003e, up there with Lewes's Goethe and Ray Monk's Wittgenstein * A N Wilson *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrea Wulf's marvellous book should put this captivating eighteenth century German scientist, traveller and opinion-shaper back at the heart of the way we look at the world\u003c\/b\u003e . . . irresistible and consistently absorbing life of a man whose discoveries have shaped the way we see * MIRANDA SEYMOUR, author of Noble Endeavours: A History of England and Germany *\u003cbr\u003eAndrea Wulf is a writer of rare sensibilities and passionate fascinations. 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Wulf successfully combines biography with \u003cb\u003ean intoxicating history\u003c\/b\u003e of his times * Kirkus *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eExtraordinary\u003c\/b\u003e, and often still sadly relevant too * Wanderlust *\u003cbr\u003eThe phrase 'lost hero of science' in the subtitle of [Wulf's] book is no exaggeration . . . \u003cb\u003eA big book about a big subject, written with scholarship and enthusiasm\u003c\/b\u003e * Irish Examiner *\u003cbr\u003eIn her coruscating account, historian Andrea Wulf reveals an indefatigable adept of close observation with a gift for the long view * Nature *\u003cbr\u003e[A] gripping study . . . \u003cb\u003eNo one who reads this brilliant book is likely to forget Humboldt\u003c\/b\u003e * New Scientist *\u003cbr\u003eThis book sets out to restore Humboldt to his rightful place in the pantheon of natural scientists. In the process Wulf does a great deal more. \u003cb\u003eThis meticulously researched work - part biography, part cabinet of curiosity - takes us on an exhilarating armchair voyage through some of the world's least hospitable regions\u003c\/b\u003e -- Giles Milton * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003eThrilling . . . \u003cb\u003eIt is impossible to read \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Nature \u003c\/i\u003ewithout contracting Humboldt fever\u003c\/b\u003e. Wulf makes Humboldtians of us all . . . At times \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Nature \u003c\/i\u003ereads like pulp explorer fiction . . . She has gone to near-Humboldtian lengths to research her book * New York Review of Books *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEngrossing . . .\u003c\/b\u003e Andrea Wulf magnificently recreates Humboldt's dazzling, complex personality and the scope of his writing * Wall Street Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA rollicking adventure story . . . a fascinating history of ideas, in which Wulf leads us expertly along a series of colourful threads that emanate from the great tapestry of Humboldt's life and work\u003c\/b\u003e . . . \u003cb\u003eWhat really fascinated me about \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Nature\u003c\/i\u003e is how relevant Humboldt's ideas are today\u003c\/b\u003e . . . Arriving in South America, Darwin took his first steps in the tropical forest and exclaimed: \"I formerly admired Humboldt, I now almost adore him\". 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We still live in the world they imagined, even if few of us comprehend it * Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWulf writes about complicated topics with lucidity and vitality.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Nature\u003c\/i\u003e is a book of ideas, which repays careful reading. \u003cb\u003eThe intuitive yet systematising genius, courage and charm of Humboldt also make this a most inspiring book\u003c\/b\u003e * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eAndrea Wulf's \u003cb\u003esuperb biography\u003c\/b\u003e is a re-evaluation of a great lost scientist whose thinking strongly affected the way we now conceptualise nature . . . His extensive travels mean his biography is also an \u003cb\u003eadventure story\u003c\/b\u003e, and Wulf combines scrapes and the science to great effect * Independent *\u003cbr\u003eRead Andrea Wulf's gripping biography and you will be wowed by him too. 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She has travelled in Humboldt's footsteps and made good use of original German evidence. \u003cb\u003eI have much enjoyed my eco-tour through the planet world in her company\u003c\/b\u003e * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eIn this \u003cb\u003eilluminating\u003c\/b\u003e, vivid biography, historian and writer Andrea Wulf reveals a great explorer a century or more ahead of his time . . . \u003cb\u003ea cracking read\u003c\/b\u003e * BBC Wildlife Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eA pleasure to read . . . Buckle up and prepare yourself for Andrea Wulf's hugely enjoyable voyage of discovery . . . 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Moreover, he was a polymath who was curious about everything and was a superb communicator. His interdisciplinary approach puts paid to the ridiculous notion that science and the arts are separate entities. \u003cb\u003eWe should be taking our cues from Humboldt - be curious\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eand be informed by science on the big issues\u003c\/b\u003e -- Brian Cox\u003cbr\u003eWhen I read \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Nature\u003c\/i\u003e, long before it was nominated for the Royal Society prize, it was obvious that it was a contender for major honors. 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Humanity has transformed the Earth:\u003cb\u003e Frankopan transforms our understanding of history\u003c\/b\u003e * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eThis is epic, \u003cb\u003egripping\u003c\/b\u003e, original history that \u003cb\u003eleaps off the page\u003c\/b\u003e. I wanted to buy everyone I know a copy -- Sathnam Sanghera\u003cbr\u003eAll Historians aiming to tell a narrative face the problem of when exactly to start it. Only Peter Frankopan would go back 2.5 billion years to the Great Oxidation Event -- Tom Holland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVast, learned and timely work\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003edazzling\u003c\/b\u003e compendium of global research . . . 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The chapters on plague are the most interesting in the book, perhaps because they are so resonant and show how lucky we are to live in the age of the vaccine . . . Each chapter looks at a cause of death, ranging from scurvy to car safety, alcoholism to yellow fever . . . Full of curious facts . . . Although the book is about death, Doig is optimistic. Look at how life expectancy has soared across the world and infant mortality rates have plummeted * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eAn absorbing read . . . A gripping and fascinating book; informative and seasoned with dry humour * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003eTold in five acts like a Shakespearean tragedy, Andrew Doig’s book considers our vulnerabilities and vices, from typhoid to tobacco . . . A compelling story that is made admirably accessible * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eFascinating, clear-eyed . . . Woven through are a series of brilliant anecdotes of individual experiments, inventions and lethal misfortunes . . . Doig’s attention to detail, personable style and clear explanations make the book easily accessible . . . The obvious beauty of \u003ci\u003eThis Mortal Coil \u003c\/i\u003eis that in being a history of death, it is also a history of life, and a brilliant, fascinating one at that * Scotsman *\u003cbr\u003eAn utterly fascinating history of death, this masterful volume traces changes in the causes of mortality over the centuries -- Waterstones\u003cbr\u003eRather than being a depressing read, the book actually gives a wonderful long-term perspective on our current situation, discussing plagues and famines of the past, living conditions and social organisation, and even looking at how causes of death might change in the future . . . This intriguing and detailed discussion of death and its causes provides a bedrock of context to look at how we might tackle mortality going forward . . . 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