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Whelp, another dystopian book. But this one is a bit more hopeful!

The World Without Us by Alan Weisman, read by Adam Grupper

September 4, 2020 by crystalclear Leave a Comment

This is a non-fiction book about what would happen to the environment if all humanity suddenly disappeared.  What would happen to all of our structures, the animals, the plants, and the oceans?  For the most part, good things!  Well, not the structures.  Most of them will fall apart, and fairly quickly without human maintenance.  Without people and power, the NYC subway system is a goner in a few days.  But the forests will come back, although perhaps not the same.  We’ve introduced many invasive species […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Adam Grupper, Alan Weisman, Alan Weisman, read by Adam Grupper, cbr12, cbr12bingo, Green, Non-Fiction

crystalclear's CBR12 Review No:11 · Genres: Audiobooks, Non-Fiction · Tags: Adam Grupper, Alan Weisman, Alan Weisman, read by Adam Grupper, cbr12, cbr12bingo, Green, Non-Fiction ·
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