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Picador in his 2007 bestseller the world without us, journalist alan weisman describes a planet that regenerates itself after the disappearance of human beings. The paperback of the the world without us by alan weisman at barnes. As of friday morning, at least 2,858 people have died, all. In the world without us, alan weisman offers an utterly original approach to questions of humanitys impact on the planet. It is a booklength expansion of weismans own february 2005 discover article earth without people. Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the library of congress catalog. Not changed much in the past 1400 years with the exception of south east asia which became muslim due to contacts with mainly arab sailors and merchants from. In his bestselling book the world without us, alan weisman considered how the earth could heal and even refill empty niches if relieved of humanitys constant pressures. These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can.
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