"Anthony Sinclair recounts how he and other remarkable field scientists figured out how the world's most Pleistocene ecosystem works, why it is changing, and how it can be saved. His story begins with wonder, follows through by revealing the interplay of hard-won field data with ecological theory, and ends with an inspired vision of how to restore and protect Serengeti and other great ecosystems." --Mary Power, University of California, Berkeley " A Place like No Other is a spellbinding story of scientific discovery in one of the most spectacular places on Earth. This wonderful book is an intellectual safari led by an expert who, over the course of an extraordinary career, has coaxed Serengeti into divulging many of its secrets. On the journey, we learn that the ecological rules discovered in Serengeti offer guidance for those who seek to heal damaged ecosystems and bring the wild things back." --Robert M. Pringle, Princeton University "Few places inspire the way Serengeti does, from its vast plains where iconic species play out life-and-death dramas to some of the world's last great mammal migrations. Sinclair draws on his own wonder and curiosity as an ecologist to help us understand what makes Serengeti work, along the way revealing the scientific principles that underpin all life on Earth.

" --Stuart Pimm, Duke University "When it comes to understanding the hidden workings of Serengeti, Anthony Sinclair is a scientist like no other. Thanks to his rich and authoritative account of more than a half century of research, we all get to see the majestic Serengeti through expert and loving eyes." --Sean B. Carroll, author of The Serengeti Rules and A Series of Fortunate Events "Understanding how ecosystems change through time is central to our ability to conserve the last remaining areas of wilderness on the planet. Sinclair has spent much of the past fifty years observing and quantifying change in Serengeti. A Place like No Other reveals what that lifetime of work tells us about Serengeti and other wild places that need to be studied and conserved." --Andy Dobson, Princeton University.