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Crawford has published 21 books both fiction and nonfiction, and has. Bird flu, mad cow disease and other biological plagues of the 21st century andrew nikiforuk on. Andrew nikiforuk and chris turner prism university of calgary. Andrews latest book, empire of the beetle, a startling look at pine beetles and the. This book, which reveals the true cost of the alberta tar sands, shows why hes so admired in some quarters and so feared in others. See all books authored by andrew nikiforuk, including empire of the beetle. Books go search best sellers gift ideas new releases. He is particularly wellknown for his work on environmental issues. Wiebo ludwigs war against oil, which won the governor generals literary award for. Andrew nikiforuk is a leading investigative journalist who has written about education, economics, and. And he warns that we are woefully unprepared for when. But as bestselling author andrew nikiforuk argues in this provocative book, we still behave like slaveholders in the way we use energy, and that urgently needs to change. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Andrew nikiforuk catalogues the destruction some of these bugs have wrought.
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