Screen LibraryStill waters : the secret world of lakes /
"A fascinating exploration of lakes around the world, from Walden Pond to the Dead Sea. More than a century and a half have passed since Walden was first published, and the world is now a very different place. Lakes are changing rapidly, not because we are separate from nature but because we ar...
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W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | [2018] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: |
"A fascinating exploration of lakes around the world, from Walden Pond to the Dead Sea. More than a century and a half have passed since Walden was first published, and the world is now a very different place. Lakes are changing rapidly, not because we are separate from nature but because we are so much a part of it. While many of our effects on the natural world today are new, from climate change to nuclear fallout, our connections to it are ancient, as core samples from lake beds reveal. In Still Waters, Curt Stager introduces us to the secret worlds hidden beneath the surfaces of our most |
| Carrier Form: | xviii, 241 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [213]-230) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780393292169 0393292169 |
| Index Number: | GB1603 |
| CLC: | P343.3 |
| Call Number: | P343.3/S779 |