| There Goes the Neighborhood: Cartoons on the Environment Contributor(s): Harris, Sidney (Author), Fromm, Harold (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0820332437 ISBN-13: 9780820332437 Publisher: University of Georgia Press OUR PRICE: $24.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Comics & Graphic Novels - Humor | Form - Comic Strips & Cartoons - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General |
| Dewey: 741.597 |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 7.81" W x 8.06" (0.52 lbs) 152 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Has global warming wilted your sense of humor? Is your patience worn thinner than the ozone layer? If you're overwhelmed by the mess we call our environment, then stretch out under a tree (remember them?) with these cartoons and see if a good laugh won't sweep the cobwebs (and asbestos) from your troubled mind and help renew your commitment to making our earth a better place. Aside from being just plain hilarious, Sidney Harris is a whiz at subtly defusing hot issues and debunking both the politically conservative and politically correct. Fans who enjoy his work in the New Yorker, Natural History, Playboy, and other popular magazines know that even toxic waste, endangered species, overpopulation, and energy conservation are no challenge for his probing wit and barbed pen. So, let the bottom-liners, P.R. flaks, and slash-and-burn developers square off against the doomsayers, granolaheads, and tree-huggers. Sidney Harris will help them stay focused on the issues while he gives the rest of us, who ask only for an occasional breath of fresh air and glass of clean water, something to laugh about--and hope for. |
Contributor Bio(s): Harris, Sidney: - SIDNEY HARRIS's work appears regularly in such magazines as the New Yorker, American Scientist, and Playboy. His other cartoon collections include Einstein Simplified: Cartoons on Science, Can't You Guys Read? Cartoons on Academia, So Sue Me!: Cartoons on the Law, and 101 Funny Things About Global Warming. He lives in New Haven, Connecticut.Fromm, Harold: - HAROLD FROMM lives in Tucson and is University Associate in English at the University of Arizona as well as a member of the university's Institute of the Environment. He is the author of The Nature of Being Human: From Environmentalism to Consciousness and Academic Capitalism and Literary Value. His writings have appeared in a wide range of journals and he is a regular contributor to the Hudson Review. |
