The Human Age: The World Shaped by Us

by Diane Ackerman

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Ackerman is justly celebrated for her unique insight into the natural world and our place in it. In this landmark book, she confronts the unprecedented reality that one prodigiously intelligent and meddlesome creature, Homo sapiens, is now the dominant force shaping the future of planet Earth.

Humans have "subdued 75 percent of the land surface, concocted a wizardry of industrial and medical marvels, strung lights all across the darkness." We tinker...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0393240746

ISBN13:9780393240740

Release Date:September 2014

Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company

Length:352 Pages

Weight:1.49 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.6" x 9.5"

Related Subjects

Climate Change Conservation Biology Environmental Ethics Renewable Energy Urbanization Nature Writing Environmental Impact Nature Science Science & Math

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