Every Living Thing: Man's Obsessive Quest to Catalog Life, from Nanobacteria to New Monkeys

One of humanity’s worst traits is continuously thinking that we know almost everything. And yet time and time again, the world and universe continue to surprise us with mysteries far beyond our comprehension. From the 18th century to the present, this book takes us on a journey of human discovery with beautiful poetry and humor, whether it be a scientist’s attempt to find all things living in a section of the Smoky Mountains or how far someone will go to find a single thing (Spoiler alert: it’s a rare beetle species).

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