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The world without us / Alan Weisman.

By: Publication details: New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2007.Description: viii, 324 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780312347291
  • 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.

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.

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