The Devil And The Disappearing Sea: Or, How I Tried To Stop The World's Worst Ecological Catastrophe - Tapa dura

Ferguson, Rob

 
9781551925998: The Devil And The Disappearing Sea: Or, How I Tried To Stop The World's Worst Ecological Catastrophe
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ISBN 10: 1551925990 ISBN 13: 9781551925998
Editorial: Raincoast Book Dist Ltd, 2005

Sinopsis

<div>Set among the ruins of the Soviet empire, this darkly comic true-crime thriller involves environmental disaster, international intrigue, and an unsolved murder. In January 2000, Rob Ferguson went to Uzbekistan to work on a project designed to save the shrinking Aral Sea. By the time he left a year later, he was under suspicion for murder, and the project had achieved almost nothing: once the world's third largest lake, researchers warn the Aral may be gone by 2020. <i>The Devil and the Disappearing Sea</i> is the true story of a well-meaning man who travels to one the earth's poorest regions in the hopes of staving off an environmental tragedy. Instead, he encounters corrupt officials, bumbling bureaucrats, anti-Western hostility, and a slew of insurmountable problems. As the project grinds to a halt, only the ancient cities, friendly people, and a sharp sense of humor keep Ferguson on the right side of sanity.</div>

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Set among the ruins of the Soviet empire, this darkly comic true-crime thriller involves environmental disaster, international intrigue, and an unsolved murder. In January 2000, Rob Ferguson went to Uzbekistan to work on a project designed to save the shrinking Aral Sea. By the time he left a year later, he was under suspicion for murder, and the project had achieved almost nothing: once the world's third largest lake, researchers warn the Aral may be gone by 2020. The Devil and the Disappearing Sea is the true story of a well-meaning man who travels to one the earth's poorest regions in the hopes of staving off an environmental tragedy. Instead, he encounters corrupt officials, bumbling bureaucrats, anti-Western hostility, and a slew of insurmountable problems. As the project grinds to a halt, only the ancient cities, friendly people, and a sharp sense of humor keep Ferguson on the right side of sanity.

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Editorial
Raincoast Book Dist Ltd
Año de publicación
2005
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1551925990
ISBN 13 
9781551925998
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
267
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