The Wooing of Earth
#2661 of 3,809 books · #278 in Science & Technology
Shortlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction (1981).
Examines man's relationship to nature from an historical and biological perspective, discusses the destruction of many of the world's ecosystems, and suggests methods for reversing damage that has been done to the natural world.
- Publisher
- Scribner Book Company
- ISBN-13
- 9780684169514
- Genre
- Topics
Awards
- National Book Award for NonfictionShortlistedMajor(1981)
Other awarded books from René Dubos
- So Human an Animal: How We Are Shaped by Surroundings and Events (1998)1 win · 16 score
- Man Adapting (1965)1 win · 5 score
- The Unseen World (1962)1 win · 5 score
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