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Garbology has been chosen as a freshman or campuswide read at universities across the nation, including california state university northridge, the university of central florida, washington state university, georgia institute of technology, the university of new mexico, columbus state university georgia, rowan university, norwalk community college connecticut, bellarmine university. The winner of a pulitzer prize, a pen center usa award, and numerous other honors for his journalism and books, he has. Edward humes has written 11 nonfiction books, including force of nature. Edward humes has 16 books on goodreads with 24307 ratings. Our dirty love affair wth trash is published by averypenguin books.
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Humes is the author of nonfiction books, including the bestselling mississippi mud. Take a journey inside the secret world of our biggest export, our. Edward humes books list of books by author edward humes. I have always been into recycling, but this book opened by eyes to the waste that surrounds us, and how recycling is only a teeeeeeeensy piece of a solution. To book a speaking engagement, or to arrange a campus or community read of garbology, or any of my other books, please contact the penguin random house speakers bureau. Edward humes is a pulitzer prizewinning journalist and author whose eleven previous books include force of nature, eco barons, and the pen awardwinning no matter how loud i shout. Edward humes is a pulitzer prizewinning journalist and author whose fourteen previous books include garbology, mississippi mud, and the pen awardwinning. The magnificent, maddening, mysterious world of transportation humes, edward on. In garbology, edward humes investigates trash whats in it. Basically, it talks about some interesting stuff, but has problems staying on topic. Edward humes is the pulitzer prizewinning author of 14 nonfiction books, with door to door released in spring 2016.