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The Human Age: The World Shaped by Us

Diane Ackerman

Explores how human beings have become the dominant force shaping Earth's future by subduing three-quarters of the planet's surface, tinkering with nature, and altering the climate.

Nature & EnvironmentNature & Environment · medium confidenceNature & Environment81 signalsLlm Classifier: Nature & Environment -> Nature & EnvironmentGoogle Books: History -> HistoryKeyword Classifier: Nature & Environment -> Nature & EnvironmentClimate, Weather & DisasterEnvironment, Conservation & Pollution

Award History

0 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in NonfictionMajor2015LonglistOfficial source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    Human beings have become the dominant force shaping Earth's future by subduing most of the planet’s surface, altering nature, and changing the climate.

    Model confidence 78%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    34 / 100 academic

    Serious trade

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 62%.