Man Changes the World

by David Burnie (Editor), Jane MacAndrew (Editor), Andrew Kerr-Jarrett (Editor)

Readers Digest, 1999. Hardcover. (may be different cover than pictured) This book reveals the hidden stories behind natural phenomena, exploring and explaining both the familiar and the unusual in an entertaining, accessible text and magnificent full-color photographs.

81100 pages, Hardcover

About the author

David Andrew Burnie is an accomplished zoologist who was a nature reserve ranger before becoming a natural history author and editor. A prolific writer of many books, including several on dinosaurs, he has seen many of his titles win educational awards and science prizes. His titles for Kingfisher include Kingfisher Knowledge: Endangered Planet and The Kingfisher Illustrated Dinosaur Encyclopedia, which was nominated for the Aventis Prize for Science Books in 2002.