E. O. Wilson Signing OCT. 6 at 7pm
Renowned scientist E. O. Wilson will be here on Wednesday, October 6th at 7pm to sign books, including his acclaimed first novel, ANTHILL.
Please note that this is only a signing, not a reading or speaking event. Wilson is in town as part of an awards ceremony at the American Computer Museum. For more information on that event, go to http://www.compustory.com/Wilson&StibitzAwards.html.
ABOUT THE BOOK
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“What the hell do you want?” snarled Frogman at Raff Cody, as the boy stepped innocently onto the reputed murderer’s property. Fifteen years old, Raff, along with his older cousin, Junior, had only wanted to catch a glimpse of Frogman’s 1000-pound alligator. Thus, begins the saga of Anthill, which follows the thrilling adventures of a modern-day Huck Finn, whose improbable love of the “strange, beautiful, and elegant” world of ants ends up transforming his own life and the citizens of Nokobee County. Battling both snakes bites and cynical relatives who just don’t understand his consuming fascination with the outdoors, Raff explores the pristine beauty of the Nokobee wildland. And in doing so, he witnesses the remarkable creation and destruction of four separate ant colonies (“The Anthill Chronicles”), whose histories are epics that unfold on picnic grounds, becoming a young naturalist in the process. An extraordinary undergraduate at Florida State University, Raff, despite his scientific promise, opts for Harvard Law School, believing that the environmental fight must be waged in the courtroom as well as the lab. Returning home a legal gladiator, Raff grows increasingly alarmed by rapacious condo developers who are eager to pave and subdivide the wildlands surrounding the Chicobee River. But one last battle awaits him in his epic struggle. In a shattering ending that no reader will forget, Raff suddenly encounters the angry and corrupt ghosts of an old South he thought had all but disappeared, and learns that “war is a genetic imperative,” not only for ants but for men as well. Part thriller, part parable, Anthill will not only transfix readers with its stunning twists and startling revelations, but will provide readers with new insights into the meaning of survival in our rapidly changing world.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Edward O. Wilson is the author of two Pulitzer Prize-winning books, On Human Nature” “(1978) and The Ants” “(1990, with Bert Holldobler), as well as many other groundbreaking works, including “Consilience, Naturalist, and Sociobiology. “A recipient of many of the world’s leading prizes in science and conservation, he is currently Pellegrino University Research Professor and Honorary Curator in Entomology of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University. He lives in Lexington, Massachusetts, with his wife, Renee.
Date: September 8th, 2010 @ 16:58
