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Alan Weisman, The World Without Us

New York Times Bestseller and TIME Magazine’s #1 Nonfiction Book of 2007

"Alan Weisman has produced, if not a bible, at least a Book of Revelation."
—Newsweek

Tuesday, September 30, 2008, 7:00 p.m.
University of Utah Libby Gardner Concert Hall

Tickets are $10 through the Kingsbury Hall, 801.581.7100 or www.kingsburyhall.org

In one of the most audacious thought experiments of our time, Alan Weisman imagines what might happen to the Earth if humans vanished. The World Without Us shows us humanity’s true impact on the environment in a wholly original way, and challenges each of us to re-imagine our planet—and our place within it.

"How would the rest of nature respond if it were suddenly relieved of the relentless pressures we heap on it?" Alan Weisman asks. “How soon would, or could, the climate return to where it was before we fired up all our engines? Could nature ever obliterate all our traces?" These questions are explored and brilliantly answered in The World Without Us, his refreshing—and ultimately hopeful—look at how humans can lead fully engaging lives without destroying the natural world in the process.

Principal Funding provided by the Cultural Vision Fund

Sponsors include the Utah Museum of Natural History, the College of Humanities, the Sierra Club, and The King’s English Bookshop.

Join the Utah Museum of Natural History for a community discussion on Weisman’s book on September 8, 6:30-8:30 p.m at The Chase Mill at Tracy Aviary. For information and reservations go to http://www.umnh.utah.edu/bookclub. Can't attend, but want to hear what the community thinks about Weisman's audacious thought experiment? Join the Community Book Conversation online at: http://www.umnh.utah.edu/talk

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The Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources and the Environment represents a concrete manifestation of the University of Utah S. J. Quinney College of Law's commitment to the multidisciplinary study of natural resources and environmental law and policy.

Historically, Utah and the surrounding states have depended upon the region's natural bounty to construct and then maintain a society in the arid Western landscape. The University of Utah S. J. Quinney College of Law, recognizing the importance of natural resources and environmental quality to the region's welfare, has long played a leading role in shaping appropriate laws and policies to govern the use and preservation of these resources. With the establishment of the Wallace Stegner Center, that role continues unabated.