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Edward O. Wilson

Edward O. Wilson is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Social Conquest of Earth and Anthill: A Novel, as well as the Pulitzer Prize–winning On Human Nature and (with Bert Hölldobler) The Ants. For his contributions in science and conservation, he has received more than one hundred awards from around the world. A professor emeritus at Harvard University, he lives in Lexington, Massachusetts.

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Books by Edward O. Wilson

  1. Book CoverAnthill: A Novel


    The two-time Pulitzer Prize–winning biologist delivers “an astonishing literary achievement” (Anthony Gottlieb, The Economist).More

  2. Book CoverThe Creation: An Appeal to Save Life on Earth


    The book that launched a movement: “Wilson speaks with a humane eloquence which calls to us all” (Oliver Sacks).
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  3. Book CoverFrom So Simple a Beginning: Darwin's Four Great Books

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    Hailed as "superior" by Nature, this landmark volume is  available in a collectible, boxed edition.More

  4. Book CoverThe Leafcutter Ants: Civilization by Instinct


    From the Pulitzer Prize-winning authors of The Ants comes this dynamic and visually spectacular portrait of Earth's ultimate superorganism.More

  5. Book CoverLetters to a Young Scientist


    Pulitzer Prize–winning biologist Edward O. Wilson imparts the wisdom of his storied career to the next generation.More

  6. Book CoverThe Social Conquest of Earth


    From the most celebrated heir to Darwin comes a groundbreaking book on evolution, the summa work of Edward O. Wilson's legendary career.More

  7. Book CoverThe Superorganism: The Beauty, Elegance, and Strangeness of Insect Societies


    The Pulitzer Prize-winning authors of The Ants render the extraordinary lives of the social insects in this visually spectacular volume.More

  8. Book CoverWhy We Are Here: Mobile and the Spirit of a Southern City


    From this historic collaboration between a beloved naturalist and a great American photographer emerges a South we’ve never encountered before.More