The world without us
(Book)
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Published
New York : Picador/St. Martin's Press, 2022.
ISBN
9781250834003, 1250834007
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Cicero Public Library - Stacks | 304.2 WEI | On Shelf |
St. Charles Public Library District - Adult Nonfiction | 304.2 WEI | On Shelf |
Villa Park Public Library - Nonfiction | 304.2 WEI | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Picador/St. Martin's Press, 2022.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
x, 426 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781250834003, 1250834007
Notes
General Note
"With a new afterword by the author"--Cover.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
Journalist Weisman offers an original approach to questions of humanity's impact on the planet. Drawing on the expertise of engineers, atmospheric scientists, art conservators, zoologists, oil refiners, marine biologists, astrophysicists, religious leaders, and paleontologists, he illustrates what the planet might be like today if humans disappeared. He explains how our massive infrastructure would collapse and finally vanish without human presence; which everyday items may become immortalized as fossils; how copper pipes and wiring would be crushed into mere seams of reddish rock; why some of our earliest buildings might be the last architecture left; and how plastic, bronze sculpture, radio waves, and some man-made molecules may be our most lasting gifts to the universe. As he shows which human devastations are indelible, and which examples of our highest art and culture would endure longest, Weisman's narrative ultimately drives toward a radical but persuasive solution that needn't depend on our demise.--From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Weisman, A. (2022). The world without us (Picador reissue edition.). Picador/St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Weisman, Alan. 2022. The World Without Us. Picador/St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Weisman, Alan. The World Without Us Picador/St. Martin's Press, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Weisman, Alan. The World Without Us Picador reissue edition., Picador/St. Martin's Press, 2022.
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