What happens to the garbage after it's picked up in front of the house by a huge, noisy truck? Elizabeth Royte set out to find the answer, and in this entertaining exposé she tracks garbage to its final destination: in New York, the Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island. Tackling the issues of pollution, NIMBY, and crime, Royte interviews those ...
In this intelligent, eye-opening work of narrative journalism, Royte does for water what Eric Schlosser did for fast food: she finds the people, machines, economies, and cultural trends that bring it from nature to the supermarkets.
After spending a year as an ecological researcher in Panama, Royte describes the wonders of the Panamanian rain forest, including spider monkeys, bats, and leaf-cutter ants, as well as the academics and tourists of Barro Colorado Island. A New York Times Notable Book for 2001.
In this intelligent, eye-opening work of narrative journalism, Royte does for water what Eric Schlosser did for fast food: she finds the people, machines, economies, and cultural trends that bring it from nature to the supermarkets.
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