Elizabeth Kolbert recommends 6 books about people and the planet

The Pulitzer-winning author recommends works by Ainissa Ramirez, John McPhee, and more

Elizabeth Kolbert.
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Elizabeth Kolbert's new book, Under a White Sky, explores climate engineering and other bids to address humanity's impact on nature. Below, the Pulitzer-winning author of The Sixth Extinction recommends six other books about people and the planet.

Encounters With the Archdruid by John McPhee (1971).

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