Description: Edward O. Wilson recalls his lifetime with ants, from his first boyhood encounters in the woods of Alabama to perilous journeys into the Brazilian rainforest.
Brief description: Edward O. Wilson (1929-2021) was the author of more than thirty books, including Anthill, Letters to a Young Scientist, and The Conquest of Nature. The winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, Wilson was a professor emeritus at Harvard University and lived with his wife in Lexington, Massachusetts.
Review Quotes: [Wilson] delivers an illuminating work filled with insights into his specialty subject: ants. . . . Wilson's passion for his subject, for the scientific method, and for the natural world comes through clearly in this enjoyable survey.-- "Publishers Weekly"