The world without us / Alan Weisman.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2007.Edition: 1st edDescription: viii, 324 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN:- 0312347294
- 304.2 22
- GF75 .W455 2007
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-311) and index.
Prelude : a monkey koan -- A lingering scent of Eden -- Unbuilding our home -- The city without us -- The world just before us -- The lost menagerie -- The African paradox -- What falls apart -- What lasts -- Polymers are forever -- The petro patch -- The world without farms -- The fate of ancient and modern wonders of the world -- The world without war -- Wings without us -- Hot legacy -- Our geologic record -- Where do we go from here? -- Art beyond us -- The sea cradle -- Coda : our earth, our souls.
Library Journal Starred, May 2007
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New York Times, September 2007
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Science Books & Films (A.A.A.S.), September 2007
Presents a narrative nonfiction that examines the human impact upon the earth and how it would respond without the pressure of human presence.
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