{"product_id":"islands-of-abandonment-nature-rebounding-in-the-post-human-landscape-9781984878212","title":"Islands of Abandonment: Nature Rebounding in the Post-Human Landscape","description":"\u003cb\u003eA beautiful, lyrical exploration of the places where nature is flourishing in our absence \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[Flyn] captures the dread, sadness, and wonder of beholding the results of humanity's destructive impulse, and she arrives at a new appreciation of life, 'all the stranger and more valuable for its resilence.'\" \u003ci\u003e--The New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome of the only truly feral cattle in the world wander a long-abandoned island off the northernmost tip of Scotland. A variety of wildlife not seen in many lifetimes has rebounded on the irradiated grounds of Chernobyl. A lush forest supports thousands of species that are extinct or endangered everywhere else on earth in the Korean peninsula's narrow DMZ. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCal Flyn, an investigative journalist, exceptional nature writer, and promising new literary voice visits the eeriest and most desolate places on Earth that due to war, disaster, disease, or economic decay, have been abandoned by humans. What she finds every time is an \"island\" of teeming new life: nature has rushed in to fill the void faster and more thoroughly than even the most hopeful projections of scientists. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIslands of Abandonment\u003c\/i\u003e is a tour through these new ecosystems, in all their glory, as sites of unexpected environmental significance, where the natural world has reasserted its wild power and promise. And while it doesn't let us off the hook for addressing environmental degradation and climate change, it is a case that hope is far from lost, and it is ultimately a story of redemption: the most polluted spots on Earth can be rehabilitated through ecological processes and, in fact, they already are.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16592801\"\u003eCal Flyn\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/14\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.19h x 5.43w x 0.87d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781984878212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1984878212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-NAT\"\u003eNature\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-NAT024000\"\u003eEssays\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-NAT\"\u003eNature\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-NAT045000\"\u003eEcosystems \u0026amp; Habitats | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SCI\"\u003eScience\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SCI100000\"\u003eNatural History\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCal Flyn is an author, an investigative journalist, and a MacDowell fellow from the Highlands of Scotland. She has worked as a reporter for \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e and has contributed to publications including \u003ci\u003eGranta, The Guardian, The Times, The Observer\u003c\/i\u003e, and others. Her first book, \u003ci\u003eThicker Than Water\u003c\/i\u003e, was one of \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e's best books of 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42692841013485,"sku":"9781984878212","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_b2ea07c0-7a18-4319-b7d1-238c333a59c6.jpg?v=1747437956","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/islands-of-abandonment-nature-rebounding-in-the-post-human-landscape-9781984878212","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}