In the Rainforest/Report from a Strange, Beautiful, Imperiled World - Tapa blanda

Caufield, Catherine

 
9780226097862: In the Rainforest/Report from a Strange, Beautiful, Imperiled World
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ISBN 10: 0226097862 ISBN 13: 9780226097862
Editorial: University of Chicago Press, 1991

Sinopsis

In the Rainforest takes us to Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia, revealing a colorful and bizarre world where fish live on fruit, spiders prey on birds, and violets grow to the size of apple trees.

"I recommend In the Rainforest as scientific journalism at its best, and [Caufield's] book as the one to read to become informed about the tropical crisis. Caufield traveled the world, went to the difficult places, sometimes beautiful and often dispiriting, mastered the important ideas, and talked to an impressive number of people on all sides of the issues. . . . There are villains in abundance: corrupt government agents who aid in the destruction of native tribes, greedy caballero landowners, and even the governmental planners who with the best of intentions rush heedlessly toward the environmental degradation of their own countries."--E. O. Wilson, Science

"The whole book is filled with amazing facts. . . . Moving and informative."--Ellen W. Chu, New York Times Book Review

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Reseña del editor

"In the Rainforest" takes us to Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia, revealing a colorful and bizarre world where fish live on fruit, spiders prey on birds, and violets grow to the size of apple trees. "I recommend "In the Rainforest" as scientific journalism at its best, and [Caufield's] book as the one to read to become informed about the tropical crisis. Caufield traveled the world, went to the difficult places, sometimes beautiful and often dispiriting, mastered the important ideas, and talked to an impressive number of people on all sides of the issues. . . . There are villains in abundance: corrupt government agents who aid in the destruction of native tribes, greedy "caballero" landowners, and even the governmental planners who with the best of intentions rush heedlessly toward the environmental degradation of their own countries".--E. O. Wilson, "Science" "The whole book is filled with amazing facts. . . . Moving and informative".--Ellen W. Chu, "New York Times Book Review"

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Editorial
University of Chicago Press
Año de publicación
1991
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0226097862
ISBN 13 
9780226097862
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
320
Contacto del fabricante
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