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Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change (Paperback)

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A new edition of the book that launched Elizabeth Kolbert's career as an environmental writer--updated with three new chapters, making it, yet again, "irreplaceable" (Boston Globe).

Elizabeth Kolbert's environmental classic Field Notes from a Catastrophe first developed out of a groundbreaking, National Magazine Award-winning three-part series in The New Yorker. She expanded it into a still-concise yet richly researched and damning book about climate change: a primer on the greatest challenge facing the world today.

But in the years since, the story has continued to develop; the situation has become more dire, even as our understanding grows. Now, Kolbert returns to the defining book of her career. She has added a chapter bringing things up-to-date on the existing text, plus three new chapters--on ocean acidification, the tar sands, and a Danish town that's gone carbon neutral--making it, again, a must-read for our moment.

About the Author


Elizabeth Kolbert is a staff writer at The New Yorker. She is the author of Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change and Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future. She lives in Williamstown, Massachusetts.

Praise For…


“Among the few irreplaceable volumes yet written about climate change.” —Boston Globe

“If you have time this year for just one book on science, nature, or the environment, this should be it.” —San Diego Union-Tribune

“A perfect primer on global warming. It might be the most important book you read this year.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer


Product Details
ISBN: 9781620409886
ISBN-10: 1620409887
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Publication Date: February 3rd, 2015
Pages: 320
Language: English