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"In the Rainforest takes us to Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia, revealing a colorful and bizarre world where fish live on fruit, spiders prey on birds, and violets grow to the size of apple trees. ""I recommend In the Rainforest as scientific journalism at its best, and [Caufield's] book as the one to read to become informed about the tropical crisis. Caufield traveled the world, went to the difficult places, sometimes beautiful and often dispiriting, mastered the important ideas, and talked to an impressive number of people on all sides of the issues. . . . There are villains in abundance: corrupt government agents who aid in the destruction of native tribes, greedy caballero landowners, and even the governmental planners who with the best of intentions rush heedlessly toward the environmental degradation of their own countries.""--E. O. Wilson, Science ""The whole book is filled with amazing facts. . . . Moving and informative.""--Ellen W. Chu, New York Times Book Review"

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Author:   Catherine Caufield
Publisher:   The University of Chicago Press
Imprint:   University of Chicago Press
Edition:   Reprinted edition
Dimensions:   Width: 14.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 21.40cm
Weight:   0.367kg
ISBN:  

9780226097862

ISBN 10:   0226097862
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   28 July 1991
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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