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Towards the end of the preface, Calvino writes,"Perhaps, in the end, it is only your first bookthat counts, perhaps you should only write thatone and stop...the opportunity to express yourreal self happens only once, what you have to sayinside you is either said at that point ornevermore." Calvino's life demonstrates theuntruth of that statement. Nests is notCalvino's best book and is not where he expresseshis "real self" most interestingly. What makesNests worth-while for Calvino connoisseursis that his early work reveals a part of himselfthat is distinctly more personal from what thereader sees in his later...
Wilson doesn't base his argument on a simplemessage of species appreciation. After all, thebeetles and bees and bacteria will be fine in ahundred million years. Humans, however, may not bearound to enjoy them. Wilson argues in his bookthat there is a limited amount of usable matter inthe world and humans are consuming an amazingamount of it in a very inefficient and destructivemanner. We are destroying the very ecosystemswhich are vital to our survival and overpopulatingan earth whose resources are already strained. Thespecific answers Wilson provides may require us torelate the wonders of our childhoods to modern daychallenges...
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