Every four days there are a million more people on the planet. More people and fewer resources. In this timely work, Alan Weisman examines how we can shrink our collective human footprint so that we don't stomp any more species - including our own - out of existence. The answer: reducing gradually a[...]
A thought-provoking study of what would happen to Earth if the human presence was removed from the equation examines our short-term and long-term legacy for the planet, from the objects of today's world that would vanish without human intervention to those that would become long-lasting remnants of [...]
"Time" #1 Nonfiction Book of 2007
"Entertainment Weekly" #1 Nonfiction Book of 2007
Finalist for the 2007 National Book Critics Circle Award
"Salon" Book Awards 2007
Amazon Top 100 Editors' Picks of 2007 (#4)
Barnes and Noble 10 Best of 2007: Politics and Current Affairs
"Kansas Ci[...]
A powerful investigation into the chances for humanity's future from the author of the bestseller The World Without Us.
In his bestselling book The World Without Us, Alan Weisman considered how the Earth could heal and even refill empty niches if relieved of humanity's constant pressures. Behind[...]
Looks to areas of the world that are unoccupied and speaks to experts in fields ranging from nuclear physics to archaeology. This book reveals how the natural world would react to our disappearance and wrestles with some of the key concerns of our time to offer a glimpse of the legacy of our existen[...]
At nearly every pivotal moment in international politics over the past twenty-five years you would find a figure just behind the scenes influencing the action - that of Richard Perle. Eschewing senior cabinet appointments and other high-profile roles, the passionate, zealous Perle has been content t[...]
Every four days there are a million more people on the planet. More people and fewer resources.
In this timely work, Alan Weisman examines how we can shrink our collective footprint so that we don't stomp any more species - including our own - out of existence. The answer: reducing gradually[...]
Looks to the future to discover what the world might be like, and how it would change, if humans disappeared. This book examines areas of the world that have been abandoned or never occupied by humans to see how they have fared without us and looks beyond to discover for how long, our cities, achiev[...]
Hva ville skje med Jorda dersom menneskene plutselig forsvant? Dette modige tankeeksperimentet er utgangspunkt for Alan Weismans kritikerroste innspill i klimadebatten, VERDEN UTEN OSS. På bakgrunn av reiser i store deler av verden og samtaler med eksperter på et utall fagområder tegner han et fa[...]
Maailma ilman meitä on ajatusleikki siitä, mitä maailmalle tapahtuisi, jos ihmiskunta häviäisi. Mitä tapahtuisi seuraavana päivänä, mitä viiden päivän, kuukauden, vuoden, sadan tai tuhannen vuoden kuluttua?
Alan Weismanin mukaan lyhyessä ajassa asvalttitiet rakoilisivat, tal[...]