{"product_id":"the-world-without-us","title":"The World Without Us","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscover the impact of the human footprint in The World Without Us. Take us off the Earth and what traces of us would linger? And which would disappear? Alan Weisman writes about which objects from today would vanish without us; how our pipes  wires  and cables would be pulverized into an unusual (but mere) line of red rock; why some museums and churches might be the last human creations standing; how rats and roaches would struggle without us; and how plastic  cast-iron  and radio waves may be our most lasting gifts to the planet. But The World Without Us is also about how parts of our world currently fare without a human presence (Chernobyl; a Polish old-growth forest  the Korean DMZ) and it looks at the human legacy on Earth  both fleeting and indelible. Its narrative nonfiction at its finest  taking an irresistible concept with gravity and a highly-readable touch. Some examples of what would happen:  One year: Several more billions birds will live when airplane warning lights cease blinking.  Twenty years: The water-soaked steel columns that support the street above New Yorks East Side would corrode and buckle. As Lexington Avenue caves in  it becomes a river.  100 000 years: CO2 will be back to pre-human levels (or it might take longer).  Forever: Our radio waves  fragmented as they may be  will still be going out.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946411028533,"sku":"ByrdShop_142720148X","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781427201485_0ddf83da-406b-4ca0-8842-db77f1fdb7cd.jpg?v=1770220277","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-world-without-us","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}