The Miami Valley School Library
Amazon cover image
Image from Amazon.com

The world without us / Alan Weisman.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2007.Edition: 1st edDescription: viii, 324 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0312347294
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 304.2 22
LOC classification:
  • GF75 .W455 2007
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: Presents a narrative nonfiction that examines the human impact upon the earth and how it would respond without the pressure of human presence.
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Non Fiction MVS Library Main room-Teen/Adult B- Nonfiction (Teen/Adult) 304.2 Wei (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 402513

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

Booklist starred, April 2007

Pub Weekly, May 2007

New York Times, September 2007

Kirkus Review, May 2007

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.

Adult Follett Library Resources

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.

Powered by Koha