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Hardback. Zustand: Good. For thousands of years, we've found ways to scorch, scour, and sterilize our surroundings to make them safer. Sometimes these methods are wonderfully effective. Often, however, they come with vast unintended consequences--typically not truly understood for generations. The Chemical Age tells the captivating story of the scientists who waged war on famine and disease with chemistry. With depth and verve, Frank A. von Hippel explores humanity's uneasy coexistence with pests, and how their existence, and the battles to exterminate them, have shaped our modern world. Beginning with the potato blight tragedy of the 1840s, which led scientists on an urgent mission to prevent famine using pesticides, von Hippel traces the history of pesticide use to the 1960s, when Rachel Carson's Silent Spring revealed that those same chemicals were insidiously damaging our health and driving species toward extinction. Telling the story of these pesticides in vivid detail, von Hippel showcases the thrills and complex consequences of scientific discovery. He describes the invention of substances that could protect crops, the emergence of our understanding of the way diseases spread, the creation of chemicals used to kill pests and people, and, finally, how scientists turned those war-time chemicals on the landscape at a massive scale, prompting the vital environmental movement that continues today. For fans of Jared Diamond and Rachel Carson, The Chemical Age is a dynamic and sweeping history that exposes how humankind's affinity for pesticides made the modern world possible--while also threatening its essential fabric.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. Reprint. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. 285 pages, paperback, fine [0671743317].

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Zustand: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Zustand: As New. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDFine.

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Zustand: good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDED; Good trade paperback with creasing, nicked, and prompt shipping with tracking.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st ed. VG clean copy.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: good, fair. First Printing. 25 cm, 299, occasional underlining and marginalia, DJ worn, soiled, and edge tears, top edge soiled.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. 285pp. Very slight wrinkle in top edge of pages, else near fine in a nearly spine sunned dust jacket.

Zustand: New. 2023. First Edition. paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Berg, 1986. Paperback ex library book with usual label markings and stamps. Otherwise covers and inside in VERY GOOD CLEAN TIGHT READING ORDER. Full refund if not satisfied. 24 hour despatch.

Zustand: good. First Printing. 285, wraps. One of the American Institute of Physics series on Masters of Modern Physics. Topics covered include nuclear power, atomic weapons, disarmament, energy, and the future of automobiles.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Minimal wear to cover. Pages clean and binding tight. shelf wear. bumped edges. Hardcover.

Zustand: New. This is a Brand-new US Edition. This Item may be shipped from US or any other country as we have multiple locations worldwide.

Zustand: New. In English.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 368 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 389 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: Used.

Zustand: New. In English.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.