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- A new edition of the book that launched Elizabeth Kolbert's career as an environmental writer--updated with three new chapters, making it, yet again, "irreplaceable" (Boston Globe).
- About the Author: Elizabeth Kolbert is a staff writer at The New Yorker.
- 320 Pages
- Political Science, Public Policy
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About the Book
A new edition of the book that launched Elizabeth Kolbert's career as an environmental writer--updated with three new chapters and timed to publish with the paperback of her bestselling The Sixth Extinction.Book Synopsis
A new edition of the book that launched Elizabeth Kolbert's career as an environmental writer--updated with three new chapters, making it, yet again, "irreplaceable" (Boston Globe).
Elizabeth Kolbert's environmental classic Field Notes from a Catastrophe first developed out of a groundbreaking, National Magazine Award-winning three-part series in The New Yorker. She expanded it into a still-concise yet richly researched and damning book about climate change: a primer on the greatest challenge facing the world today. But in the years since, the story has continued to develop; the situation has become more dire, even as our understanding grows. Now, Kolbert returns to the defining book of her career. She has added a chapter bringing things up-to-date on the existing text, plus three new chapters--on ocean acidification, the tar sands, and a Danish town that's gone carbon neutral--making it, again, a must-read for our moment.Review Quotes
"Among the few irreplaceable volumes yet written about climate change." --Boston Globe
"If you have time this year for just one book on science, nature, or the environment, this should be it." --San Diego Union-Tribune "A perfect primer on global warming. It might be the most important book you read this year." --Cleveland Plain DealerAbout the Author
Elizabeth Kolbert is a staff writer at The New Yorker. She is the author, most recently, of The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History. She lives in Williamstown, Massachusetts, with her husband and children.Dimensions (Overall): 8.2 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .9 Inches (D)
Weight: .75 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: Public Policy
Genre: Political Science
Number of Pages: 320
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Theme: Environmental Policy
Format: Paperback
Author: Elizabeth Kolbert
Language: English
Street Date: February 3, 2015
TCIN: 1002478308
UPC: 9781620409886
Item Number (DPCI): 247-48-5604
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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