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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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…would probably be just fine, thank you

November 9, 2015 by badkittyuno 1 Comment

Written in 2007, Alan Weisman’s The World Without Us examines exactly that: what would happen to the world if all the humans suddenly disappeared? The answer basically boils down to: the world would probably be much happier and healthier, thank you very much. “All of us humans have myriad other species to thank. Without them, we couldn’t exist. It’s that simple, and we can’t afford to ignore them, anymore than I can afford to neglect my precious wife–nor the sweet mother Earth that births and holds us […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Alan Weisman, badkittyuno

badkittyuno's CBR7 Review No:224 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Alan Weisman, badkittyuno ·
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