{"product_id":"nature-wars-jim-sterba-9780307341976","title":"Nature Wars: The Incredible Story of How Wildlife Comebacks Turned Backyards into Battlegrounds","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor four hundred years, explorers, traders, and settlers plundered North American wildlife in an escalating rampage, but in the twentieth century an incredible turnaround took place. Conservationists created wildlife sanctuaries, restored habitats, and imposed regulations on hunters and trappers. Over decades, they nursed many wild populations back to health. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Then, after World War II, something happened that conservationists hadn't foreseen: sprawl. People moved into suburbs, and then kept moving outward. All the while, well-meaning efforts to protect animals allowed wild populations to burgeon out of control, causing damage costing billions, degrading ecosystems, and touching off disputes that polarized communities. The result is a mix of people and wildlife that should be an animal-lover's dream, but often turns into a sprawl-dweller's nightmare. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Deeply researched, eloquently written, and perceptively humorous, \u003ci\u003e Nature Wars\u003c\/i\u003e expresses the need for organic reconnection with our natural ecosystem by offering a provocative look at how Americans created an inadvertent mess.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jim Sterba\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0307341976\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307341976\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Publishing Group (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/12\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.07h x 5.22w x 0.81d","brand":"Jim Sterba","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44522243817727,"sku":"9780307341976","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_77b2c8b7-43d1-4f7b-9f89-47400d93d997.jpg?v=1700156259","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nature-wars-jim-sterba-9780307341976","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}