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Joy Williams’s collection of 19 essays casts a critical eye on how our consumerist society has severed its link to the natural world. The pieces examine wildlife extinction, environmental crises such as oil spills and toxic blooms, and the ethical implications of human activities that harm ecosystems. Williams calls readers out of their comfort zones—homes, cars, cubicles—and demands immediate engagement to protect the planet.
First publish date: 2001
Genre: Travel & Geography/Nature & Wildlife
Authors: Williams, Joy
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