{"product_id":"the-invention-of-nature-alexander-von-humboldts-new-world-9780345806291","title":"The Invention of Nature: Alexander Von Humboldt's New World","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - A biography of Alexander von Humboldt, the visionary German naturalist whose ideas changed the way we see the natural world--and in the process created modern environmentalism. - From the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eMagnificent Rebels. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Vivid and exciting.... Wulf's pulsating account brings this dazzling figure back into a dazzling, much-deserved focus.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was the most famous scientist of his age, a visionary German naturalist and polymath whose discoveries forever changed the way we understand the natural world. Among his most revolutionary ideas was a radical conception of nature as a complex and interconnected global force that does not exist for the use of humankind alone. In North America, Humboldt's name still graces towns, counties, parks, bays, lakes, mountains, and a river. And yet the man has been all but forgotten. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this illuminating biography, Andrea Wulf brings Humboldt's extraordinary life back into focus: his prediction of human-induced climate change; his daring expeditions to the highest peaks of South America and to the anthrax-infected steppes of Siberia; his relationships with iconic figures, including Simón Bolívar and Thomas Jefferson; and the lasting influence of his writings on Darwin, Wordsworth, Goethe, Muir, Thoreau, and many others. Brilliantly researched and stunningly written, \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Nature\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the myriad ways in which Humboldt's ideas form the foundation of modern environmentalism--and reminds us why they are as prescient and vital as ever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eANDREA WULF was born in India and moved to Germany as a child. She lives in London, where she trained as a design historian at the Royal College of Art. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eChasing Venus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFounding Gardeners\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Brother Gardeners\u003c\/i\u003e, which was long-listed for the Samuel Johnson Prize and awarded the American Horticultural Society Book Award. She has written for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e. She appears regularly on radio and TV, and in 2014 copresented \u003ci\u003eBritish Gardens in Time, \u003c\/i\u003e a four-part series on BBC television.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50583079584018,"sku":"9780345806291","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bee9e60c-df37-42f8-b972-a47ad32c0c9f.jpg?v=1732025850","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-invention-of-nature-alexander-von-humboldts-new-world-9780345806291","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}