Alan Weisman is an award-winning journalist whose reports have appeared in "Harper's, " "The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic Monthly, " "Discover," and on NPR, among others. A former contributing editor to The Los Angeles Times Magazine, he is a senior radio producer for Homelands Productions and teaches international journalism at the University of Arizona. His essay "Earth Without People" ("Discover "magazine, February 2005), on which "The World Without Us" expands, was selected for "Best American Science Writing 2006."
This is one of the grandest thought experiments of our time, a
tremendous feat of imaginative reporting! "Bill McKibben, author of
The End of Nature and Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and
The Durable Future" 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. "Charles Wohlforth, author of L.A. Times Book
Prize-winning The Whale and the Supercomputer" 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 of Arctic Dreams" 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 finalist
Salvation on Sand Mountain" 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. "James Howard Kunstler, author of The Long
Emergency""
"This is one of the grandest thought experiments of our time, a
tremendous feat of imaginative reporting!"--Bill McKibben, author
of "The End of Nature" and Deep" Economy: The Wealth of Communities
and The Durable Future" "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."--Charles Wohlforth, author of "L.A.
Times" Book Prize-winning "The Whale and the Supercomputer "
"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 of "Arctic Dreams"
"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 finalist "Salvation on Sand
Mountain"
"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."--James Howard
Kunstler, author of "The Long Emergency"
This is one of the grandest thought experiments of our time, a tremendous feat of imaginative reporting! "Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature and Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and The Durable Future" 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. "Charles Wohlforth, author of L.A. Times Book Prize-winning The Whale and the Supercomputer" 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 of Arctic Dreams" 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 finalist Salvation on Sand Mountain" 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. "James Howard Kunstler, author of The Long Emergency""
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