Of ice and men : how we've used cold to transform humanity
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Pegasus Books, 2022.
Format
Book
Edition
First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
ISBN
9781639361830, 1639361839
Physical Desc
xiii, 256 pages ; 22 cm
Status
Morris County Library - Adult Nonfiction
551.31 HOG
1 available
551.31 HOG
1 available
Description
Loading Description...
More Details
Published
New York : Pegasus Books, 2022.
Edition
First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781639361830, 1639361839
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-241) and index.
Description
"An exploration of humanity's relationship with ice since the dawn of civilization, Of Ice and Men reminds us that only by understanding this unique substance can we save the ice on our planet--and perhaps ourselves. Ice tells a story. It writes it in rock. It lays it down, snowfall by snowfall at the ends of the earth where we may read it like the rings on a tree. It tells our planet's geological and climatological tale. Ice tells another story too: a story about us. It is a tale packed with swash-buckling adventure and improbable invention, peopled with driven, eccentric, often brilliant characters. It tells how our species has used ice to reshape the world according to our needs and our desires: how we have survived it, harvested it, traded it, bent science to our will to make it--and how in doing so we have created globe-spanning infrastructures that are entirely dependent upon it. And even after we have done all that, we take ice so much for granted that we barely notice it. Ice has supercharged the modern world. It has allowed us to feed ourselves and cure ourselves in ways unimaginable two hundred years ago. It has enabled the global population to rise from less than 1 billion to nearly 7 1/2 billion--which just happens to cover the same period of time as humanity has harvested, manufactured, and distributed ice on an industrial scale"--,Provided by publisher.
Also in this Series
Checking series information...
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
---|---|---|
Morris County Library - Adult Nonfiction | 551.31 HOG | Available |
Location | Call Number | Status |
---|---|---|
Bernards Township Library - Adult Nonfiction | 551.31 HOG | Available |
Bernardsville Public Library - Adult Nonfiction | 551.31 HOG | Available |
Chatham Borough-Chatham Township Library - Adult Nonfiction | 551.31 HOG | Available |
Denville Library - Adult Nonfiction | 551.31 HOG | Available |
Hunterdon County Library Headquarters - Adult Nonfiction | 551.31 Hogge | Available |
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hogge, F. (2022). Of ice and men: how we've used cold to transform humanity (First Pegasus Books cloth edition.). Pegasus Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hogge, Fred. 2022. Of Ice and Men: How We've Used Cold to Transform Humanity. Pegasus Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hogge, Fred. Of Ice and Men: How We've Used Cold to Transform Humanity Pegasus Books, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hogge, Fred. Of Ice and Men: How We've Used Cold to Transform Humanity First Pegasus Books cloth edition., Pegasus Books, 2022.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
Staff View
Loading Staff View.