Dead Serious with Eli Knapp

In partnership with Summit Land Conservancy, Park City Library is eager to host Eli Knapp, author of Dead Serious: Wild Hope and the Sixth Extinction.
Through personal stories of mishap and adventure, historical vignettes, and scenic detours, professor Eli J. Knapp dissects eighteen critical forces that lie behind the earth’s sixth extinction. Drawing from experiences across the globe, Knapp peeks into odd and overlooked corners of natural history, showing how ocean–going tortoises and ghost deer can both instruct and inspire. Full of humor, hope, and self–effacing scientific savvy, Knapp’s exploration of our home planet provides welcome respite in a deadly serious subject.
This program is made possible with support from Park City Library, Torrey House Press, and Utah Humanities.