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The World Without Us Alan Weisman
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books

€�Banff is big and empty,” says Rojas. Alan Weisman's book “The World Without Us” (2007) is perhaps the book with the least obvious connection to Peak Oil among the books I have chosen to write about on this blog so far. It featured an experimental tapestry of folk and post-rock minimalism sprawled over seventy minutes of music. The first album from Glissando, aka Richard Knox and Elly May Irving, was an elegant, emotional affair. Environmental journalist Alan Weisman's best seller The World Without Us has refreshed and rekindled ecological debates. Technology that normally pumps excess water is simply overwhelmed. In the movie The Day After Tomorrow Manhattan subway tunnels get flooded by unremitting rain over a period of just a few days. The Hollywood Reporter announced that Fox has hired Lawrence to direct a feature film version of Alan Weisman's book, The World Without Us. Adrián Villar Rojas spent his time in Banff thinking about the end of the world. In the past months news about Brazilian prostitutes learning English in preparation for potential international clients during the World Cup has hit worldwide media circuits. From world affairs to entertainment, business to fashion, crime to society, Vanity Fair is a cultural catalyst that drives the popular dialogue globally. The World Without Us, an interview with Alan Weisman.