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World Made by Hand by James Howard Kunstler (2008, Hardcover)
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PublisherGROVE/Atlantic, Incorporated
ISBN-100871139782
ISBN-139780871139788
eBay Product ID (ePID)61825007
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Book TitleWorld Made by Hand
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2008
TopicGeneral, Literary
GenreFiction
AuthorJames Howard Kunstler
FormatHardcover
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Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight17.6 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
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Reviews[A] powerful integration of science and technology, economics and finance, international politics and social change--along with a fascinating attempt to peer into a chaotic future. Kunstler is such a compelling and sometimes eloquent writer that it is hard to put the book down., Kunstler displays a kind of macabre wit about the unpleasantness and strife that await us all....His assertions have a neat way of doubling back to anticipate your critiques. If you express doubt about his views, then you may well be among the deluded masses too addicted to your McSUV and McSuburb to accept that reality lies ahead., Funny, irreverent, and blunt... To his eternal credit, Kunstler doesn't predict the end of the world; he just doesn't think that Wal-Mart, monster homes, or suburban high schools have much of a future.
SynopsisIn the best-seller The Long Emergency , James Howard Kunstler explored how the terminal decline of oil production had the potential to put industrial civilization out of business. With World Made By Hand Kunstler makes an imaginative leap into the future, a few decades hence, and shows us what life may be like after these coming catastrophes—the end of oil, climate change, global pandemics, and resource wars—converge. For the townspeople of Union Grove, New York, the future is not what they thought it would be. Transportation is slow and dangerous, so food is grown locally at great expense of time and energy. And the outside world is largely unknown. There may be a president and he may be in Minneapolis now, but people aren't sure. As the heat of summer intensifies, the residents struggle with the new way of life in a world of abandoned highways and empty houses, horses working the fields and rivers replenished with fish. A captivating, utterly realistic novel, World Made by Hand takes speculative fiction beyond the apocalypse and shows what happens when life gets extremely local., Kunstler makes an imaginative leap into the future, a few decades hence, and shows what life may be like after these coming catastrophes--the end of oil, climate change, global pandemics, and resource wars--converge., In the best-seller The Long Emergency , James Howard Kunstler explored how the terminal decline of oil production had the potential to put industrial civilization out of business. With World Made By Hand Kunstler makes an imaginative leap into the future, a few decades hence, and shows us what life may be like after these coming catastrophes--the end of oil, climate change, global pandemics, and resource wars--converge. For the townspeople of Union Grove, New York, the future is not what they thought it would be. Transportation is slow and dangerous, so food is grown locally at great expense of time and energy. And the outside world is largely unknown. There may be a president and he may be in Minneapolis now, but people aren't sure. As the heat of summer intensifies, the residents struggle with the new way of life in a world of abandoned highways and empty houses, horses working the fields and rivers replenished with fish. A captivating, utterly realistic novel, World Made by Hand takes speculative fiction beyond the apocalypse and shows what happens when life gets extremely local., In the best-seller "The Long Emergency," James Howard Kunstler explored how the terminal decline of oil production had the potential to put industrial civilization out of business. With "World Made By Hand" Kunstler makes an imaginative leap into the future, a few decades hence, and shows us what life may be like after these coming catastrophesthe end of oil, climate change, global pandemics, and resource warsconverge. For the townspeople of Union Grove, New York, the future is not what they thought it would be. Transportation is slow and dangerous, so food is grown locally at great expense of time and energy. And the outside world is largely unknown. There may be a president and he may be in Minneapolis now, but people aren t sure. As the heat of summer intensifies, the residents struggle with the new way of life in a world of abandoned highways and empty houses, horses working the fields and rivers replenished with fish. A captivating, utterly realistic novel, "World Made by Hand" takes speculative fiction beyond the apocalypse and shows what happens when life gets extremely local."
LC Classification NumberPS3561
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- Feb 10, 2023
Reality which is coming to america soon !!
Good author and good book !Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
