# A World in a Shell

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- Book: [A World in a Shell](https://www.bookquiver.com/thom-van-dooren/a-world-in-a-shell) ([A World in a Shell.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/thom-van-dooren/a-world-in-a-shell.md))
- Authors: [Thom van Dooren](https://www.bookquiver.com/thom-van-dooren)
- Publisher: the_mit_press
- ISBN: 978-02-6254-734-5
- Pages: 288
- Published: 2023-10-17
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Following the trails of Hawai‘i’s snails to explore the simultaneously biological and cultural significance of extinction. In this time of extinctions, the humble snail rarely gets a mention....