The Burning Season The Murder of Chico Mendes and the Fight for the Amazon Rain Forest |
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| Author:
| Revkin, Andrew |
| ISBN: | 978-1-55963-089-4 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2004 |
| Publisher: | Island Press
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| Imprint: | Shearwater Books |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $38.00 |
Book Description:
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""In the rain forests of the western Amazon,"" writes author Andrew Revkin, ""the threat of violent death hangs in the air like mist after a tropical rain. It is simply a part of the ecosystem, just like the scorpions and snakes cached in the leafy canopy that floats over the forest floor like a seamless green circus tent.""
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""In the rain forests of the western Amazon,"" writes author Andrew Revkin, ""the threat of violent death hangs in the air like mist after a tropical rain. It is simply a part of the ecosystem, just like the scorpions and snakes cached in the leafy canopy that floats over the forest floor like a seamless green circus tent.""
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