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Old 07-15-08, 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by jeff^d
Has anyone read The World Without Us by Alan Weisman yet? His book Gaviotas is definitely on my list of favorites.
On your advice, I picked up copies of both. World without Us was fascinating in spots. Some of the data is fairly well known and it is somewhat depressing...

However, Gaviotas is a blast. I am enthralled by this little community in Colombia. Makes me hope the world will survive a bit longer.

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