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Monday, July 23, 2007 12:00 AM

"The World Without Us"

What would the earth look like if humans suddenly disappeared? An audacious new book imagines a people-free planet, and restores our sense of awe.
By Gary Kamiya

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  • Monday, July 23, 2007 04:19 AM

    Human bashing

    <<If man disappeared from Africa, Weisman notes, the big mammals would flourish, with the elephant population, which now numbers half a million, returning to perhaps 10 million, where it stood before the ivory trade.>>

    Somehow the thought of this doesn't fill me with awe. You think any of those elephants might be able to write a piano sonata?

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