| Field Notes from a Catastrophe Man, Nature, and Climate Change | Paperbackby Elizabeth Kolbert (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Bloomsbury Books | | Publication Date: | 2007 | | Sales Rank: | 1,269,802st |
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