The bestselling writer of The Accidental Billionaires as well as the 37th Parallel tells the fascinating Jurassic Recreation area­-like story of the genetic restoration of the extinct species-the woolly mammoth. “Paced just like a thriller…Woolly reanimates history and breathes new lease of life into the narrative of character” (NPR).

Along with his “unparalleled” (Booklist, starred examine) writing, Ben Mezrich takes us on an exhilarating and true adventure story in the icy terrain of Siberia to the cutting-edge genetic labs of about Woolly: THE REAL Story from the Quest to Revive one of History’s Most Iconic Extinct Creatures Harvard University. A group of scientists work to create fantasy actuality by splicing DNA from iced woolly mammoth into the DNA of today’s elephant. Will they have the ability to change the hybrid cells into a useful embryo and possibly provide the extinct animals to our modern world?

Additionally team of outstanding scientists, a millionaire plans to build the world’s initial Pleistocene Park and populate a huge tract of the Siberian tundra with historic herbivores as a hedge against an environmental ticking time bomb that’s hidden deep inside the permafrost. Greater than a story of genetics, that is a thriller illuminating the real-life race against global warming, from the incredible power of modern technology, of the fearless fossil hunters who battle polar bears and extreme weather conditions, and the honest quandary of cloning extinct pets. This “rollercoaster quest for the past and future” (Christian Science Monitor) asks us if we are able to correct the wrongs of our ancestors who hunted the woolly mammoth to extinction and at what cost?