The Control of Nature

by John McPhee

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Title	The Control of Nature
Author	John McPhee
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Tags	own, read, essays, nature, science, engineering, nonfiction, Earth, gradschool, powells, environment, Mississippi, Atchafalaya, flood, Iceland, Heimaey, volcano, San Gabriel, Los Angeles, debris flow, lent to parents
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Your review	This is an excellent and flabbergasting read. The lengths to which mankind will go to thwart nature, and the complacency with which we settle in the shadow of menace, are amazing. These three long essays are thought-provoking, clear and full of great details. Occasionally McPhee states something as geologic fact on which consensus has not occurred, but other than that this book could not be improved. Well, I guess I also wish I knew what further developments have occurred at the sites since its publication!
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Publication	Farrar, Straus and Giroux (1990), Paperback, 272 pages
Publication date	1990
ISBN	0374522596 / 9780374522599
LC classification 1	TD170 .M36
Dewey	304.2
Subjects	Environmental protection Human beings › Influence on nature Nature › Effect of human beings on
Primary language eng	English
Secondary language	(blank)
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Date acquired	2007-01-01
Date started	2008-06-07
Date finished	2008-06-23
Summary 1	The Control of Nature by John McPhee (1990)
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Number of copies	1
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Data source	amazon.com

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