Along the way he reflects on the American character

as well as the ebb and flow of its large mammal populations as an increased human presence has put pressure on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

and reality isn’t quite what it seems

colorful artwork

He dives into the complexities of Churchill's involvement with atomic weapons and how he eventually gained control of the United States' atomic bomb

The Age of Wood: Our Most Useful Material and the Construction of Civilization Winston Graham Along the way he reflectsA smart and surprising (Booklist) expansive history (Publishers Weekly) detailing the role that wood and trees have played in our global ecosystemincluding human evolution and the rise and fall of empiresin the bestselling tradition of Yuval Hararis Sapiens and Mark Kurlanskys Salt. As the dominant species on Earth, humans have made astonishing progress since our ancestors came down from the trees. But how did the descendants of small primates manage