The Control of Nature

The Control of Nature is John McPhee's bestselling account of places where people are locked in combat with nature. Taking us deep into these contested territories, McPhee details the strageties and tactics through which people attempt to control nature. Most striking is his depiction of the main contestants: nature in complex and awesome guises, and those attempting to wrest control from her - stubborn, sometimes foolhardy, more often ingenious, and always arresting characters.
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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-14-2009; McPhee has it down, again; McPhee manages to pinpoint and highlight controversies in such a way as to let us feel as though we are forming our own opinions and not being guided along into a particular viewpoint. A good read for anyone who enjoys a decent piece of...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-19-2008; Among his best work; I concur with the majority of folks here, this book is outstanding. I see one person called in unfocused, well since it consists of three essays published in the New Yorker that happened to have a similar theme -- that of Man attempting...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-12-2008; Relevant as ever!; McPhee's book may not be new, but his point - that trying to control nature leads to unintended consequences - is a important today as it was when it was published. The section on the Mississippi is especially poignant, considering the...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Mar-07-2008; Can Man Ever Really Control Nature?; An intriguing book on man's efforts, as the title says, to control nature. The question is, can or will man succeed. The book leaves it open to conjecture, but does an excellent, though sometimes wordy job, of describing man's...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-14-2009; McPhee has it down, again; McPhee manages to pinpoint and highlight controversies in such a way as to let us feel as though we are forming our own opinions and not being guided along into a particular viewpoint. A good read for anyone who enjoys a decent piece of...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Mar-24-2003; A bit unfocused, but fascinating all the same; The message is the medium of The Control of Nature. In a series of three essays, each regarding a different geographical region, McPhee shows that in the war between man and nature it's a case of the humans on horseback facing a...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Dec-01-2007; unfocused and boring; I was disappointed after reading this book. The author uses 10,000 words to describe things/man-made structures that could be better described by adding a simple illustration. The writing is not organized in sections/chapters. A lot of...; read full review | report as inappropriate