The world without us / (Record no. 127434)

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010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2007011565
015 ## - NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
National bibliography number GBA742931
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International Standard Book Number 9780312347291
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International Standard Book Number 0312347294
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System control number (OCoLC)122261590
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Classification number GF75
Item number .W455 2007
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 304.2
Edition number 22
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Weisman, Alan
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245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The world without us /
Statement of responsibility, etc Alan Weisman
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement 1st ed
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc New York :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2007
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent viii, 324 p. :
Other physical details ill. ;
Dimensions 25 cm
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-311) and index
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note 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
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc 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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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Nature
General subdivision Effect of human beings on
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Material culture
9 (RLIN) 1175
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Human-plant relationships
9 (RLIN) 38836
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Human-animal relationships
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  Available Dewey Decimal Classification     Martha's Vineyard High School Library Martha's Vineyard High School Library 12/03/2021   304.2/WEI 39844500070970 12/03/2021 25.00 12/03/2021 Book