The world without us
Title:
The world without us
Personal Author EPSB:
Summary:
Presents a narrative nonfiction that examines the human impact upon the earth and how it would respond without the pressure of human presence.
Year Published:
2007
Physical Description:
viii, 324 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Edition:
1st ed.
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.
Grade Interest level:
Adult
ISBN:
9780312347291
Publisher:
New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2007.
