The Death and Life of the Great Lakes [Paperback]

Suspenseful, superbly informative, crucial.Fascinating and brilliant& Egans narrative often moves like a thriller.Easy to read, offering well-paced, intellectually stimulating arguments, bolstered by well-researched and captivating narratives.Dan Egan has done more than any other journalist in America to chronicle the decline of this once-great ecosystem.A compelling chronicle of the many, many (many) man-caused hazards that have threatened the largest source of accessible freshwater in the world.A marvelous work of nonfiction, which tells the story of humanitys interference with the natural workings of the worlds largest unfrozen freshwater system.Important.& Egans book serves as a reminder that the ecological universe we inhabit is vastly connected and cannot be easily mended by humility and good intentions.Egans knowledge, both deep and wide, comes through on every page, and his clear writing turns what could be confusing or tedious material into a riveting story.Brings the Great Lakes declineand moments of rebirthto life.& Firsthand tales from the people directly involved in the Great Lakes unfolding ecological drama drive Egans brisk narrative forward.A literary clarion call.& Egans narrative reflects a nuanced understanding of history and science, which is matched by his keen perceptions about public policy.This book feels urgent to policymakers and laypersons alike.