Eric Roston

The subject matter is fascinating, and Eric Roston has taken on an amazing amount of material and tried to present it in a logical sequence for the lay reader. But I found myself getting lost in some of the details, and the flow of ideas was sometimes patchy. Consequently, I found myself slogging through it, particularly in the beginning. What a shame, because this is a subject that deserves to be better understood by all of us given its primordial importance to life as we know it.

Outstanding. Even-handed, well-researched, accessibly written and full of illuminating observations. Carefully avoids preaching or hyperbole but still takes current situation very seriously and from a thoughtful, scientific point of view.

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