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Volume Two of the Reference Series

The Reference Guide to the Books of E. O. Wilson

An in-depth, book-by-book reference

A bio-bibliographical essay, a chronological guide to each of the twenty-four books, and chapter-level abstracts classified by the Library of Congress system.

Contents

Three parts, twenty-four books

The Reference Guide brings together everything a reader needs to navigate Wilson's body of work: the life that produced the books, the record and summary of each, and the detailed abstracts that follow every book chapter by chapter.

The Reference Guide to the Books of E. O. Wilson, Volume 2 — brown leather hardcover
Part I

Bio-Bibliographical Essay

A chronological biographical essay on Edward O. Wilson and his books, setting the twenty-four works within the arc of his life, from the Alabama boyhood to the last books of his final decade.

Part II

Chronological Guide to the Books

Book by book, in order of publication: the full bibliographic record, the table of contents, and a concise summary of each work.

Part III

Chapter-Level Abstracts with LC Classifications

The heart of the reference: each book's arguments abstracted chapter by chapter, classified by the Library of Congress system, with links to the original editions.