Alan Weisman

Author of the critically acclaimed New York Times best seller "The World Without Us", Alan Weisman is an award-winning journalist whose reports have appeared in "Harperas", the "New York Times Magazine, Atlantic Monthly, Discover, and Orion", among others, and on National Public Radio. A former contributing editor to the "Los Angeles Times Magazine", he is a senior radio producer for Homelands Productions and teaches international journalism at the University of Arizona. He lives in western...See more

Alan Weisman book reviews

  • The World Without Us 5 out of 5

    Great Book

    by Louis G, Oct 27, 2011

    I re-bought this book because I'd passed on to others my original one. In an entertaining way, Weisman lays out what would happen if people were no longer around to maintain things -- and ... read more

  • Gaviotas: A Village to Reinvent the World 5 out of 5

    Repair the World

    by Kwabena O, Oct 26, 2010

    Gaviotas shows there is no limit to mans ingenuity. We can repair our world and live in a sustainable way. This seems to me to be the message Alan is passing on to us.

    Sharing is a big part of the ... read more

  • The World Without Us 5 out of 5

    Fabulous Book

    by ljsf, Jan 15, 2009

    This book ranks among my favorites of all time in the category of history and facts, because along with a thought-provoking premise, the author drenches the reader with information about all sorts of ... read more

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