October is a non-fiction month for the Arroyo Book Club and the book we will be reading is The World Without Us by Alan Weisman. This book is a thought experiment that begins with the premise that all humanity has disappeared. To quote from a review in Library Journal:
The book's strength lies in its audacious willingness to confront uncomfortable questions while offering glimpses of answers in areas of recent wars, diseases, and ecological disasters. This is neither a warning to human beings to change their errant ways, nor a wishful paean to returning to the Garden of Eden; instead it is a sober, analytical elucidation of the effects of human dominance on this planet, intriguing if not especially comforting.
There will be copies of the book available at the library in the usual location (just ask staff if you don’t know where that is).
We will meet to discuss the book on October 28 at 3:00. If you can’t join us in person but would like to follow along remotely please send an email to ayosco@lapl.org so we can add you to the link list.
