| Main Title |
Garbage land : on the secret trail of trash / |
| Author |
Royte, Elizabeth,
|
| Publisher |
Little, Brown, |
| Year Published |
2005 |
| OCLC Number |
56793688 |
| ISBN |
0316738263; 9780316738262 |
| Subjects |
Refuse and Refuse disposal--New York (State)--New York
|
| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EHAM |
HD4484.N7R68 2005 |
|
Region 1 Library/Boston,MA |
09/15/2006 |
| EOAM |
HD4484.N7R68 2005 |
|
Region 8 Technical Library/Denver,CO |
09/14/2005 |
| ERAM |
HD4484.N7R68 2005 |
|
Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA |
09/20/2005 |
|
| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Collation |
viii, 311 pages ; 24 cm |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references pages (299-300) and index. |
| Contents Notes |
Introduction. Quantifying in the kitchen -- To the dump -- Dark angels of detritus -- Amphibious assault -- Stalking the active face -- The spectacle of waste -- Avoiding the dump -- Behold this compost -- Forward into the flexo nip -- Hammer of the Gods -- Mercury rising -- Satan's resin -- Flushing it away -- Downstream -- In the realm of taboo -- Piling on -- It's coming on Christmas -- The dream of zero waste -- The ecological citizen. In the vein of "Stiff, Nickel and Dimed, and "Fast Food Nation, GARBAGE LAND takes us behind the scenes and into the corners of our own lives, revealing the fantastic truth behind what we've taken for granted or never even thought about.- Royte's last book, "The Tapir's Morning Bath, was a "New York Times Notable Book, praised widely for Royte's keen observations and narrative skill. |
| Place Published |
New York : |
| PUB Date Free Form |
2005. |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| LCCN |
2004024732 |
| Merged OCLC records |
1022715830; 1071868727; 1154527808; 1166533023; 1166577467; 1227314073 |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20060913110623 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
CAT |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
01559cam 22003134a 45020 |
