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About the Author

James Howard Kunstler is the author of four nonfiction books and eleven novels. He has participated in TED conferences and lectured at Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Cornell, MIT, and many other colleges, and has appeared before professional organizations that include the American Institute of mostrar mais Architects, the American Psychological Association, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. He lives in upstate New York. mostrar menos
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Obras por James Howard Kunstler

World Made By Hand (2008) 970 exemplares
The Witch of Hebron (2010) 278 exemplares
An Embarrassment of Riches (1985) 36 exemplares
Maggie Darling: A Modern Romance (2004) 31 exemplares
The Halloween Ball (1987) 20 exemplares
Aladdin and the Magic Lamp (1991) 16 exemplares

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Post Mortem (Short Stories Anthology) (1989) — Contribuidor — 59 exemplares

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Perhaps a bit over the top, but entertaining for it, Kunstler does not like what happened to the american built landscape. His point is easy to recognise in many situations but alternatives seem less convincing.
 
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yates9 | 22 outras críticas | Feb 28, 2024 |
Many people view the author as Chicken Little. However, if even half of the events he describes come to pass, life on earth after oil supplies are depleted will never be the same - and I'm not so sure that's a bad thing. In any event, we all should begin to think (and act) as though his predictions just might be true. Prepare for the worst and hope for the best. ...and plant a garden in your back yard. In fact, Barbara Kingsolver's book ANIMAL , VEGETABLE, MIRACLE is a good pairing to read with this one.… (mais)
 
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jemisonreads | 28 outras críticas | Jan 22, 2024 |
While I can’t disagree with those reviewers who take this book to task for its manifest flaws, particularly Mr. Kuntsler’s regrettable use of barnyard epithets in an otherwise distinguished popularization of a mildly abstruse historical and sociological topic, I think this book remains timely and important twenty-four years after its initial publication.
 
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Obras
39
Also by
2
Membros
4,767
Popularidade
#5,267
Avaliação
½ 3.7
Críticas
147
ISBN
120
Línguas
5
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