Out of Eden : Press and Reviews
The Buzz About Out of Eden
-
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
July 10, 2005“An absorbing blend of travelogue, human interest story and scientific tale.”
-
The New York Times Book Review
June 11, 2005“Burdick’s account of the researchers who struggle with this largely thankless work is graceful and inviting.”
-
'Out of Eden:' The Origin of Invasive Species
“Burdick’s account of the researchers who struggle with this largely thankless work is graceful and inviting.”
-
‘Out of Eden:’ The Origin of Invasive Species
“Burdick’s account of the researchers who struggle with this largely thankless work is graceful and inviting.”
-
“Nuanced, judicious and often delightful; in the finest tradition of science writing, Burdick delivers the hard stuff on a granular level while also pursuing a more philosophical and personal muse.”
-
“Nuanced, judicious and often delightful; in the finest tradition of science writing, Burdick delivers the hard stuff on a granular level while also pursuing a more philosophical and personal muse.”
-
Washington Post
May 22, 2005“A terrific piece of ecological reporting. I love its dispassionate tone and broad, ultimately sanguine perspective.”
-
The Boston Globe: Invasion of the Habitat Snatchers
May 15, 2005“For people trying to figure out how our species fits, or doesn’t, into the natural order, there is no more interesting subject than the blending of the native and the exotic. And no more interesting an introduction than this fine book… One of the most comprehensive and readable accounts of the phenomenon…”
-
Conservation in Practice
May 10, 2005“A journey through some of the world’s more devastated ecosystems in the company of a tour guide whose sense of curiosity is matched only by his blazing intellect…. I wish I had written this book. I am glad, at least, to have found it. Burdick’s writing exhibits an intelligence and a resonance that few nature writers since Aldo Leopold have managed to master.”
