Promotional Information

A brilliant explanation of 'biodiversity',informed by the personal and first-hand experience of a world famous scientist Major publicity tour by Leakey in the UK for hardback publication Both Richard Leakey and Roger Lewin are distinguished science writers,authors ofORIGINS,THE PEOPLE OF THE LAKE,ORIGINS REDISCOVERED '[Leakey]has the indomitable character of a hero.Born into a family that has lived in Kenya since the turn of the century,he astonished the scientific world by outstripping the extraordinary palaeontological discoveries of his parents,then went on to rescue Kenya's wildlife service and help save the African elephant'

About the Author

Richard Leakey, the son of leading paleoanthropologists Louis and Mary Leakey, was Director of the National Museums of Kenya for twenty years and more recently has served his country in a more political role as Director of the Wildlife Service. He made the important discovery of the 'Turkana Boy', a virtually complete skeleton, and his popular books include Origins, The People of the Lake and The Making of Mankind. Sean Barrett narrated the BBC Modern History series, People's Century and appeared in television productions of Twelfth Night and Father Ted.