So, what if the human race were to suddenly disappear, what would happen to the earth? This question was posed to Alan Weisman at a cocktail party, and he wrote a short theorizing essay in response. The essay was so popular, that he spent the next few years travelling the world to research this book. What if the human race were to suddenly disappear? Some good things, some bad things, but all in all I kept thinking "What do I care? I won't be here!" :-)

Long. Interesting if you're a big science/research fan. I could've done with the short essay. I will, however, check carefully to make sure my facial scrub doesn't contain any of those little plastic beads. Did you know they just wash down the drain and out to sea?!?! Who knew?