Degrees of Disaster: Prince William Sound: How Nature Reels and Rebounds

By Jeff Wheelwright

Book Overview

In this account of the ecological effects of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill on Prince William Sound, the story is told of a region where natural disturbance is normal. While the spill had toxic... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671702416
• ISBN13: 9780671702410
• Release Date: August 1994
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Brilliant, Brilliant man

Though some are quick to wince and scurry from the depth and gravity of this fascinating work, those with true intellectual capacity will regard it as classic. Jeff Wheelwright writes with a type of fluidity and beauty that is rarely seen in science writing today. He should be praised and rewarded for Degrees.The continuous quality of Wheelwright's writing is astounding.