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The American Plague
In this account, a
journalist traces the course
of yellow fever, stopping in
1878 Memphis to "vividly
[evoke] the
Faulkner-meets-'Dawn of the
Dead' horrors,"*-and moving
on to today's strain of the
... > full story
Breach of Faith: Hurricane Katrina and the Near Death of a Great American City
Hurricane Katrina shredded
one of the great cities of
the South, and as levees
failed and the federal
relief effort proved
... > full story
The Little Ice Age: How Climate Made History, 1300-1850
"Climate change is the
ignored player on the
historical stage," writes
archeologist Brian Fagan.
But it shouldn't be, not if
we know what's good for us.
... > full story
The Tree: A Natural History of What Trees Are, How They Live, and Why They Matter
There are redwoods in
California that were ancient
by the time Columbus first
landed, and pines still
alive that germinated around
... > full story
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Occupational Safety and Health for Technologists, Engineers, and Managers (6th Edition) (Occupational Safety & Health for Technologists, Engineers, &)
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In this new edition, Lester Brown outlines a survival strategy for our early twenty-first civilization.The world faces numerous environmental trends of disruption and decline such as rising ... > read more
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