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A World Without Soil: The Past, Present, and Precarious Future of the Earth Beneath Our Feet 2021
A World Without Soil: The Past, Present, and Precarious Future of the Earth Beneath Our Feet is a 2021 book written by American microbiologist Jo Handelsman, with help from environmental researcher Kayla Cohen. Handelsman examines worldwide soil loss and its effects on farming, nature, and climate change. He makes a strong argument for saving soil, claiming that erosion and loss threaten food safety and the planet’s wellbeing. The book received a longlist nomination for the 2023 Young Adult Science Book Award. It also earned the Association of American Publishers' 2022 PROSE Category Award in Government & Politics, and the 2023 Annual Thoughts Award in the Fourth Pingshan Natural History Book Award.
Details
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- ISBN
- 9780300271119
- Pages
- 280
- Format
- Print (paperback), Digital
