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The World Without Us by Alan Weisman
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780312427900
- Book Title
- World Without Us
- Publisher
- Picador
- Item Length
- 8.2 in
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Genre
- Nature, Science, Social Science
- Topic
- Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Plants / General, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Future Studies, Ecology, Animals / General, Customs & Traditions
- Item Weight
- 11.4 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 432 Pages
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Time #1 Nonfiction Book of 2007 Entertainment Weekly #1 Nonfiction Book of 2007 Finalist for the 2007 National Book Critics Circle Award Salon Book Awards 2007 Amazon Top 100 Editors' Picks of 2007 (#4) Barnes and Noble 10 Best of 2007: Politics and Current Affairs Kansas City Star 's Top 100 Books of the Year 2007 Mother Jones ' Favorite Books of 2007 South Florida Sun-Sentinel Best Books of the Year 2007 Hudson 's Best Books of 2007 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Best Books of 2007 St. Paul Pioneer Press Best Books of 2007 If human beings disappeared instantaneously from the Earth, what would happen? How would the planet reclaim its surface? What creatures would emerge from the dark and swarm? How would our treasured structures--our tunnels, our bridges, our homes, our monuments--survive the unmitigated impact of a planet without our intervention? In his revelatory, bestselling account, Alan Weisman draws on every field of science to present an environmental assessment like no other, the most affecting portrait yet of humankind's place on this planet.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Picador
ISBN-10
0312427905
ISBN-13
9780312427900
eBay Product ID (ePID)
110641529
Product Key Features
Book Title
World Without Us
Number of Pages
432 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Topic
Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Plants / General, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Future Studies, Ecology, Animals / General, Customs & Traditions
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Nature, Science, Social Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
11.4 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
This is one of the grandest thought experiments of our time, a tremendous feat of imaginative reporting., Weisman's enthralling tour of the world of tomorrow explores what little will remain of ancient times while anticipating, often poetically, what a planet without us would be like., Alan Weisman offers us a sketch of where we stand as a species that is both illuminating and terrifying. His tone is conversational and his affection for both Earth and humanity transparent., The book boasts an amazingly imaginative conceit that manages to tap into underlying fears and subtly inspire us to consider our interaction with the planet., An exacting account of the processes by which things fall apart. The scope is breathtaking . . . the clarity and lyricism of the writing itself left me with repeated gasps of recognition about the human condition. I believe it will be a classic.", Weisman is a thoroughly engaging and clarion writer fueled by curiosity and determined to cast light rather than spread despair. His superbly well-researched and skillfully crafted stop-you-in-your-tracks report stresses the underappreciated fact that humankind's actions create a ripple effect across the web of life., The imaginative power of The World Without Us is compulsive and nearly hypnotic--make sure you have time to be kidnapped into Alan Weisman's alternative world before you sit down with the book, because you won't soon return. This is a text that has a chance to change people, and so make a real difference for the planet., In his provocative new book, The World Without Us, Alan Weisman adds a dash of fiction to his science to address a despairing problem: the planet's health., "Prodigious and impressive."--The New York Times "I don't think I've read a better nonfiction book this year."--Lev Grossman,TimeBook Critic "In his provocative new book,The World Without Us,Alan Weisman adds a dash of fiction to his science to address a despairing problem: the planet's health."-U.S. News & World Report "An exacting account of the processes by which things fall apart. The scope is breathtaking . . . the clarity and lyricism of the writing itself left me with repeated gasps of recognition about the human condition. I believe it will be a classic."--Dennis Covington, author of National Book Award finalistSalvation on Sand Mountain "One of the most ambitious 'thought experiments' ever."--The Cincinnati Enquirer "Alan Weisman offers us a sketch of where we stand as a species that is both illuminating and terrifying. His tone is conversational and his affection for both Earth and humanity transparent."--Barry Lopez, author ofArctic Dreams "Fascinating, mordant, deeply intelligent, and beautifully written,The World Without Usdepicts the spectacle of humanity's impact on the planet Earth in tragically poignant terms that go far beyond the dry dictates of science. This is a very important book for a species playing games with its own destiny."--James Howard Kunstler, author ofThe Long Emergency "Weisman's enthralling tour of the world of tomorrow explores what little will remain of ancient times while anticipating, often poetically, what a planet without us would be like."--Publishers Weekly(starred) "The imaginative power ofThe World Without Usis compulsive and nearly hypnotic--make sure you have time to be kidnapped into Alan Weisman's alternative world before you sit down with the book, because you won't soon return. This is a text that has a chance to change people, and so make a real difference for the planet."--Charles Wohlforth, author ofLos Angeles TimesBook PrizewinningThe Whale and the Supercomputer "Weisman is a thoroughly engaging and clarion writer fueled by curiosity and determined to cast light rather than spread despair. His superbly well-researched and skillfully crafted stop-you-in-your-tracks report stresses the underappreciated fact that humankind's actions create a ripple effect across the web of life."--Booklist(starred), Brilliantly creative . . . An audacious intellectual adventure . . . His thought experiment is so intellectually fascinating, so oddly playful, that it escapes categorizing and clichés. . . . It sucks us in with a vision of what is, what has been, and what is yet to come. . . . It's a trumpet call that sounds from the other end of the universe and from inside us all., Fascinating, mordant, deeply intelligent, and beautifully written, The World Without Us depicts the spectacle of humanity's impact on the planet Earth in tragically poignant terms that go far beyond the dry dictates of science. This is a very important book for a species playing games with its own destiny., "This is one of the grandest thought experiments of our time, a tremendous feat of imaginative reporting."--Bill McKibben, author ofThe End of NatureandDeep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future "Brilliantly creative . . . An audacious intellectual adventure . . . His thought experiment is so intellectually fascinating, so oddly playful, that it escapes categorizing and clichés. . . . It sucks us in with a vision of what is, what has been, and what is yet to come. . . . It's a trumpet call that sounds from the other end of the universe and from inside us all."--Salon "An astonishing mass of reportage that envisions a world suddenly bereft of humans."--The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "A fascinating nonfiction eco-thriller . . . Weisman's gripping fantasy will make most readers hope that at least some of us can stick around long enough to see how it all turns out."--The New York Times Book Review "Alan Weisman has produced, if not a Bible, at least a Book of Revelation."--Newsweek "The book boasts an amazingly imaginative conceit that manages to tap into underlying fears and subtly inspire us to consider our interaction with the planet."--The Washington Post "Extraordinarily farsighted . . . Beautiful and passionate."--The Boston Globe "Grandly entertaining."--Time "The World Without Usgradually reveals itself to be one of the most satisfying environmental books of recent memory, one devoid of self-righteousness, alarmism, or tiresome doomsaying."--Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "A refreshing, and oddly hopeful, look at the fate of the environment."--BusinessWeek "This book is the very DNA of hope."--The Globe and Mail(Toronto)"Prodigious and impressive."--The New York Times "I don't think I've read a better nonfiction book this year."--Lev Grossman,TimeBook Critic "In his provocative new book,The World Without Us,Alan Weisman adds a dash of fiction to his science to address a despairing problem: the planet's health."-U.S. News & World Report "An exacting account of the processes by which things fall apart. The scope is breathtaking . . . the clarity and lyricism of the writing itself left me with repeated gasps of recognition about the human condition. I believe it will be a classic."--Dennis Covington, author of National Book Award finalistSalvation on Sand Mountain "One of the most ambitious 'thought experiments' ever."--The Cincinnati Enquirer "Alan Weisman offers us a sketch of where we stand as a species that is both illuminating and terrifying. His tone is conversational and his affection for both Earth and humanity transparent."--Barry Lopez, author ofArctic Dreams "Fascinating, mordant, deeply intelligent, and beautifully written,The World Without Usdepicts the spectacle of humanity's impact on the planet Earth in tragically poignant terms that go far beyond the dry dictates of science. This is a very important book for a species playing games with its own destiny."--James Howard Kunstler, author ofThe Long Emergency "Weisman's enthralling tour of the world of tomorrow explores what little will remain of ancient times while anticipating, often poetically, what a planet without us would be like."--Publishers Weekly(starred) "The imaginative power ofThe World Without Usis compulsive and nearly hypnotic--make sure you have time to be kidnapped into Alan Weisman's alternative world before you sit down with the book, because you won't soon return. This is a text that has a chance to change people, and so make a real difference for the planet."--Charles Wohlforth, author ofLos Angeles TimesBook PrizewinningThe Whale and the Supercomputer, A fascinating nonfiction eco-thriller . . . Weisman's gripping fantasy will make most readers hope that at least some of us can stick around long enough to see how it all turns out., The World Without Us gradually reveals itself to be one of the most satisfying environmental books of recent memory, one devoid of self-righteousness, alarmism, or tiresome doomsaying.
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Copyright Date
2007
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