Under A White Sky: The Nature Of The Future - (libro En Ingl

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Nombre: Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future - (Libro en Inglés)
Marca: Kolbert, Elizabeth

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER The Pulitzer Prizewinning author of The Sixth Extinction returns to humanitys transformative impact on the environment, now asking: After doing so much damage, can we change nature, this time to save it?RECOMMENDED BY PRESIDENT OBAMA AND BILL GATES SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR WRITING ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Time, Esquire, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews Beautifully and insistently, Kolbert shows us that it is time to think radically about the ways we manage the environment.Helen Macdonald, The New York Times With a new afterword by the authorThat man should have dominion over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth is a prophecy that has hardened into fact. So pervasive are human impacts on the planet that its said we live in a new geological epoch: the Anthropocene. In Under a White Sky, Elizabeth Kolbert takes a hard look at the new world we are creating. Along the way, she meets biologists who are trying to preserve the worlds rarest fish, which lives in a single tiny pool in the middle of the Mojave; engineers who are turning carbon emissions to stone in Iceland; Australian researchers who are trying to develop a super coral that can survive on a hotter globe; and physicists who are contemplating shooting tiny diamonds into the stratosphere to cool the earth.One way to look at human civilization, says Kolbert, is as a ten-thousand-year exercise in defying nature. In The Sixth Extinction, she explored the ways in which our capacity for destruction has reshaped the natural world. Now she examines how the very sorts of interventions that have imperiled our planet are increasingly seen as the only hope for its salvation. By turns inspiring, terrifying, and darkly comic, Under a White Sky is an utterly original examination of the challenges we face. Críticas Riveting . . . Under a White Sky expertly mixes travelogue, science reporting and explanatory journalism.The Washington PostTo be a well-informed citizen of Planet Earth, you need to read Elizabeth Kolbert. . . . Its a tribute to Kolberts skills as a storyteller that she transforms the quest to deal with the climate crisis into a darkly comic tale of human hubris and imagination that could either end in flames or in a new vision of Paradise.Jeff Goodell, Rolling StoneA superb and honest reflection of our extraordinary time.Nature[Under a White Sky] exhibits Kolberts sculptor-like skill for making climate change feel tangible, happening before our eyes and beneath our fingers.Wired What makes Under A White Sky so valuable and such a compelling read is Kolbert tells by showing. Without beating the reader over the head, she makes it clear how far we already are from a world of undisturbed, perfectly balanced natureand how far we must still go to find a new balance for the planets future that still has us humans in it.NPR From the Mojave to lava fields in Iceland, Kolbert takes readers on a globe-spanning journey to explore these projects while weighing their pros, cons, and ethical implications.The NationPulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Kolberts beat is examining the impact of humans on the environment and she does it better than basically everyone.Lit Hub An eye-openingand at times terrifyingexamination of just how far scientists have already gone in their attempts to re-engineer the planet.Gizmodo If you like your apocalit with a side of humor, she will have you laughing while Rome burns.MIT Technology Review Brilliantly executed and urgently necessary.Publishers Weekly (starred review) A master elucidator, Kolbert is gratifyingly direct as she assesses our predicament between a rock and a hard place, creating a clarion and invaluable book about people trying to solve problems created by people trying to solve problems.Booklist (s

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-Idioma: Inglés
-Autor: Kolbert, Elizabeth
-Editorial: Kolbert, Elizabeth
-N° Paginas: 272
-Tipo de pasta: Pasta blanda
-Envío: Desde EE.UU.

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Tiempo de entrega: 10 días
Peso del paquete: 1 kg
Medidas: 5 cm x 22 cm x 27 cm cm
Material: Papel
Modelo: 9780593136287
Meses de garantía: 1
Garantía: Por defectos de fabricación
Condición: Nuevo
Color: Multicolor
Nombre de color: Multicolor
ASIN: 0593136284
País de producción: United States
Encuadernado: Pasta blanda
Editorial: Kolbert, Elizabeth
Titulo del libro: Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future - (Libro en Inglés)
Autor: Kolbert, Elizabeth
Fecha de publicación: 2022
Idioma: Inglés
Número de páginas: 272
ISBN-13: 9780593136287
Edad mínima sugerida: 6
Contenido del paquete: 1 pieza
SKU: 9780593136287