Here Be Dragons: How the Study of Animal and Plant Distributions Revolutionized Our Views of Life and Earth
"It's a grand time-and-space voyage of the imagination, the drift of continents, the appearance and rise and fall and extinction of new species, the human story with all its tragedy and complexity.... Read this one, a great pleasure, and...at the end of the book you will be someone different." -- Dan Agin,Huffington Post"[Here Be Dragons] provides a quick but enthusiastic summary of the fascinating field of biogeography, and it leaves us wanting more. The book delivers on its promise that we will never look at the world in the same way again." -- Devorah Bennu,Science Magazine"This is a fascinating, accessible work, which offers a new, more complete perspective on the world we live in. McCarthy packs a tremendous amount in 200 pages but his writing skill is such that the reader never feels overwhelmed and turns each page with as much entertainment as enlightenment.... Fans of Jared Diamond or Richard Dawkins will be fans of the eloquent Dennis McCarthy." -- Lynn Harnett,Portsmouth Herald (Seacoast Sunday)"With a knowledge of Earth history at his disposal, a precision and clarity reminiscent of other great science popularizers, and a courteous tone to smooth out any stubborn complexities, McCarthy makes biogeography into a story that is both intelligible and compelling." -- Mark Cocker, BBCWildlifeMagazine"Fascinating and revelatory." -- Sid Perkins,Science News"I would advise anyone to read this informative, silkily written book." -- Jonathan Wright,Geographical"Well-written and should stimulate an interest in biogeography among young readers. Recommended." --Choice