What We Leave Behind - A Birdwatcher's Dispatches from the Waste Catastrophe

Zusatztext There's no hiding the fact that for most of us reading this book will be a lesson in preparing for the apocalypse, and a brutal stripping away of our illusions . . . But if we then sink into 'ecological neurosis', it's a sign that we're on the right path to liberating the Earth from the tyranny of trash Informationen zum Autor Stanislaw Lubienski, born in 1983, is an esteemed ornithologist and writer. A regular contributor to newspapers and magazines, he is the co-author of a series of films about the life of migrants in Warsaw. His previous book, The Birds They Sang about his experiences as an amateur ornithologist, was published in English translation in 2020 by Westbourne Press. In Poland it won the readers' vote for the Nike award 2017. Klappentext A clear-eyed look at the rubbish we create in our everyday lives, what happens to it, where it goes and whether it will outlive us. Vorwort A clear-eyed look at the rubbish we create in our everyday lives, what happens to it, where it goes and whether it will outlive us. Zusammenfassung A clear-eyed look at the rubbish we create in our everyday lives, what happens to it, where it goes and whether it will outlive us.

Product details

• Authors: Stanislaw Lubienski
• Assisted by: Zosia Krasodomska-Jones (Translation), Antonia Lloyd Jones (Translation)
• Publisher: Quercus Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.10.2022
• EAN: 9781529418859
• ISBN: 978-1-5294-1885-9
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 220 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / Pollution Control, NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / General, natural history, Zoology & animal sciences, Animal behaviour, Waste Management, Nature and the natural world: general interest, Animal Ecology, Pollution control, Pollution and threats to the environment, Zoology and animal sciences