List of Illustrations .......................................... vi
Preface ....................................................... vii
Note for the paperback edition ................................ xii
Prologue: When Climate Changed the Course of History ............ 1
1 The Road to Extinction Is Paved with Good Intentions ........ 22
2 Once We Were Not Alone ...................................... 45
3 Failed Experiments .......................................... 65
4 Stick to What You Know Best ................................. 81
5 Being in the Right Place at the Right Time ................. 103
6 If Only .................................................... 121
7 Africa in Europe - A Mediterranean Serengeti ............... 143
8 One Small Step for Man ..................................... 156
9 Forever Opportunists ....................................... 176
10 The Pawn Turned Player ..................................... 190
Epilogue: Children of Chance .................................. 206
Endnotes ...................................................... 221
Index ......................................................... 260
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