{"product_id":"book-nssq","title":"The Last Extinction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe story of one of the most important, and most fiercely contested, scientific discoveries of our time-the real cause of dinosaur extinction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003ePart scientific detective story, part personal odyssey, \u003cem\u003eThe Last Extinction\u003c\/em\u003e is the definitive account of a radical theory that has reshaped how we understand our planet's past and, as we face the possibility of a sixth extinction, how we might survive its future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003eFor decades, the dominant theory held that an asteroid impact caused the dinosaurs' extinction. But Princeton geologist Dr. Gerta Keller followed the evidence to the truth: Deccan volcanism, a series of massive volcanic eruptions in India, triggered a long-term climate catastrophe and Earth's fifth mass extinction. Her findings upended the field and ignited a bitter feud in modern science-what became known as the \"Dinosaur Wars.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003eRaised in poverty on a Swiss farm and told she could never be a scientist, Keller defi ed expectations, earning her PhD at Stanford and battling her way into the highest ranks of Geology, until eventually becoming Professor of Paleontology   and Geology at Princeton University. Her refusal to back down in the face of ridicule, sabotage, and sexism makes her story as thrilling as her science, which offers urgent insight into today's climate crisis: Sustained planetary upheaval-not a single cataclysmic event-can plunge the planet into an age of death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Scathing and illuminating. … Much of the scientific community and the popular press accepted the idea that a meteor colliding with the Earth was responsible for the planet's fifth mass extinction. Keller, however, had her doubts and worked tirelessly to gather data. … Her results are shocking.\"\u003c\/em\u003e-\u003cstrong\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Recorded Books, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":50116392026416,"sku":"BDnssq","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":51192074731824,"sku":"ZEnssq","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":51192074764592,"sku":"ZMnssq","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/nssq-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773633931","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-nssq","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}