The Invention of Nature: Alexander Von Humboldt's New World is by Andrea Wulf. A wonderful biography of the famous German explorer, ploymath, and environmentalist. Wulf creates a readable biography that not only covers Von Humboldt's life, but the lives of other people he shaped like John Muir, Charles Darwin, and Henry David Thoreau. A book that will make you want to order all of Von Humboldt's books and read them yourself.
Ratings: Adult - 9 out of 10.
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