About a Mountain

by John D'Agata

Book Overview

When John D'Agata helps his mother move to Las Vegas one summer, he begins to follow a story about the federal government's plan to store nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain; the result is a startling portrait that compels a reexamination of the future of human life.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393339017
• ISBN13: 9780393339017
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.2"