Kyle Harrison
to-read
The Ends of the World
The Ends of the World: Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans, and Our Quest to Understand Earth's Past Mass Extinctions
- Author
- Peter Brannen
- Published
- 2017
- Pages
- 321
- Recommended
- Once
Why it’s on the list: The five mass extinctions, reported from the rock — and the case that carbon has been the mechanism nearly every time.
Where I saw it: A reply to @SpencrGreenberg’s question on X, June 5, 2025 — “What non-fiction book taught you the most about how the world (or how humanity or society) really works?” — recovered from that thread and saved to Kyle’s Apple Note “Books To Read”. Thread: https://x.com/spencrgreenberg/status/1930639380424577198