{"product_id":"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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42369889534013,"sku":"9780345806291","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9780345806291_p0.jpg?v=1771587172","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9780345806291","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}