CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. CONTENTS 6
3. Prologue 9
4. Introduction 10
5. The Annals of Extinction 12
6. Imagine 20
7. The bird 28
8. The Dowward Spiral 48
9. Extinction: The Causes 70
10. The Last Captives 90
11. Martha 110
12. Art and Books 122
13. Quotation 148
14. Appendix 162
15. Acknowledgments 170
16. Further Reading 172
17. Index 175