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"One of those rare books that’s both sweeping and specific, scholarly and readable…What makes the book stand out is its wealth of historical detail." —Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker

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"Refreshingly unpolemical and at times even witty, McNeill's book brims with carefully sifted statistics and brilliant details." -- Washington Post
"A monumental, important, and timely work of interdisciplinary scholarship, written to be accessible to anyone interested in the relationship between our species and the planet that supports us." -- Chris Lavers - The Guardian
"This scientifically informed survey makes a useful resource for environmentalists, scholars, globalists, biologists, policy makers and concerned readers." -- Publishers Weekly

Something New Under the Sun

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    A Paperback / softback by J. R. McNeill

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      Publisher: WW Norton & Co
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 03/05/2001
      ISBN13: 9780393321838, 978-0393321838
      ISBN10: 0393321835
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      Book Synopsis
      "One of those rare books that’s both sweeping and specific, scholarly and readable…What makes the book stand out is its wealth of historical detail." —Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker

      Trade Review
      "Refreshingly unpolemical and at times even witty, McNeill's book brims with carefully sifted statistics and brilliant details." -- Washington Post
      "A monumental, important, and timely work of interdisciplinary scholarship, written to be accessible to anyone interested in the relationship between our species and the planet that supports us." -- Chris Lavers - The Guardian
      "This scientifically informed survey makes a useful resource for environmentalists, scholars, globalists, biologists, policy makers and concerned readers." -- Publishers Weekly

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