The Devil's Element by Dan Egan
A New Yorker Best Book of 2023 A Smithsonian Staff Favorite of 2023 The New York Times best-selling author on the source of great bountyand now great perilall over the world.
"An enjoyable, lively, and thought-provoking read…[P]eppered with fascinating details…I highly recommend The Devil's Element, which presents an easily digestible introduction to a major global issue" -- Robert W. Howarth - Science
"In the tradition of environmental clarion calls like Silent Spring and The Sixth Extinction…The Devil's Element urges readers to confront another quietly unfolding disaster…Egan, a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist for his work chronicling the threats facing the Great Lakes, has a knack for telling big, unwieldy stories through absorbing personal narratives." -- Julia Rosen - Undark
"In his crisply written new book…Dan Egan sounds alarms on both the scarcity and overabundance sides of the phosphorus-human equation." -- Jim Higgins - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
"[Egan] builds a story of innovation, failure, recovery, and looming catastrophe…[A] deep humanity resides in his writing." -- Garin Cycholl - Chicago Review of Books
"A revelatory book that exposes human use of [phosphorus] as a double-edged sword capable of sustaining and destroying life." -- Booklist (starred review)
"A cautionary history…This will ignite readers’ curiosity." -- Publishers Weekly
"Disquieting…A fine account, worthy of fertile discussion, of yet another environmental disaster." -- Kirkus Reviews
"In the tradition of environmental clarion calls like Silent Spring and The Sixth Extinction…The Devil's Element urges readers to confront another quietly unfolding disaster…Egan, a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist for his work chronicling the threats facing the Great Lakes, has a knack for telling big, unwieldy stories through absorbing personal narratives." -- Julia Rosen - Undark
"In his crisply written new book…Dan Egan sounds alarms on both the scarcity and overabundance sides of the phosphorus-human equation." -- Jim Higgins - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
"[Egan] builds a story of innovation, failure, recovery, and looming catastrophe…[A] deep humanity resides in his writing." -- Garin Cycholl - Chicago Review of Books
"A revelatory book that exposes human use of [phosphorus] as a double-edged sword capable of sustaining and destroying life." -- Booklist (starred review)
"A cautionary history…This will ignite readers’ curiosity." -- Publishers Weekly
"Disquieting…A fine account, worthy of fertile discussion, of yet another environmental disaster." -- Kirkus Reviews
Dan Egan is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Death and Life of the Great Lakes. A two-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, he lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with his wife and children.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781324002666 |
| ISBN 10 | 1324002662 |
| Title | The Devil's Element |
| Author | Dan Egan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2023-04-18 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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