Dancing at the Dead Sea: Tracking the World's Environmental Hotspots
de Mitchell, Alanna
- Usado
- Tapa blanda
- First
- Estado
- Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 1552635864
- ISBN 13
- 9781552635865
- Librería
-
WESTBANK, British Columbia, Canada
Precio
EUR 18.74EUR 16.87
Formas de pago aceptadas
Sobre este artículo
A tight, clean, and unmarked copy-" "Dancing at the Dead Sea is a powerful narrative on the critically important topic of the world`s environmental hotspots. This is not a pessimistic tirade, but instead a factual commentary that will convince many, written by a gifted writer with an independent mind. I recommend this book without reservation." Richard Leakey Alanna Mitchell, the winner of the Global Reuters IUCN media award for excellence in environmental reporting, embarks on an incredible worldwide cultural and environmental odyssey, zeroing in on environmental hotspots and examining how we can live, even flourish, without destroying the planet. One hundred and fifty years after the publication of The Origin of Species, Mitchell retraces the development of evolutionary theory, grappling with Richard Leakey's contention that the extinction of the human species is well underway. How and why are we human beings shortening our time on Earth? Traveling to the last living Eden, Madagascar, Mitchell is witness to the destruction of all but 10 percent of the original forest, not due to industrial activity but woodcutting by a primitive society still dependent on fire as its main energy resource. She then moves on to the badlands of Alberta, where she draws on the theory of world-famous paleontologist Philip Currie and the extinction of dinosaurs to gain insight into humanity's own impending suicide. Travel to the Azraq Oasis in Jordan, the meeting place of Africa, Asia, and Europe, the mythical Galapagos Islands, seemingly unspoiled, but not immune to degradation, the far north and the Arctic desert of Banks Island, one of the first places on Earth where climate change with global impact is visible. Like the work of Wade Davis or books such as Krakatoa by Simon Winchester and Four Wings and a Prayer by Sue Halpern, Dancing at the Dead Sea intertwines scientific theory with travel adventure and history
Reseñas
(¡Iniciar sesión or Crear una cuenta primero!)
Detalles
- Librería
- MAD HATTER BOOKSTORE (CA)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 20278
- Título
- Dancing at the Dead Sea: Tracking the World's Environmental Hotspots
- Autor
- Mitchell, Alanna
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good+
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa blanda
- ISBN 10
- 1552635864
- ISBN 13
- 9781552635865
- Editorial
- Key Porter Books
- Lugar de publicación
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Fecha de publicación
- 2004
- Tamaño
- 8 vo
Términos de venta
MAD HATTER BOOKSTORE
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
Sobre el vendedor
MAD HATTER BOOKSTORE
Miembro de Biblio desde 2019
WESTBANK, British Columbia
Sobre MAD HATTER BOOKSTORE
Established 1983. All genres of used books.
Glosario
Algunos términos que podrían usarse en esta descripción incluyen:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.