The Next One Hundred Years

by Jonathan Weiner · 1991

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The author of Planet Earth covers topics from the greenhouse effect to holes in the ozone layer and details actions that can reverse our current course. Showing the need for global interdependence, Weiner shows what readers can expect in the coming century. 32 line drawings.

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sciencescienceMore like thisLess of this
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environmentenvironmentMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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medium · 320 pages

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