Mother Nature is trying to kill you : a lively tour through the dark side of the natural world / Dan Riskin, PhD.

By:

Riskin, Dan

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2014.Description: 272 pages. ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781476767130 (hardcover) :
1476767130
9781476707549
1476707545
9781476707549 (hbk.)
1476707545 (hbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

591.5/3 23
591.53 RIS

LOC classification:

QL758 .R57 2014

Summary: Using the seven deadly sins as a road map, Riskin offers dozens of jaw-dropping examples that illuminate how brutal nature can truly be and shows ways this deadly world has shaped us as humans and what our responsibilities are to this terrible, wonderful planet we call home.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
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"A Touchstone book.".

Includes bibliographical references.

Using the seven deadly sins as a road map, Riskin offers dozens of jaw-dropping examples that illuminate how brutal nature can truly be and shows ways this deadly world has shaped us as humans and what our responsibilities are to this terrible, wonderful planet we call home.

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