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Tree Thieves

Crime and Survival in North America's Woods

de Lyndsie Bourgon ...

**SHORTLISTED FOR THE COLUMBIA SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM J. ANTHONY LUKAS BOOK AWARDLONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 PEN/JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH AWARD FOR NONFICTIONFINALIST FOR THE NELLIE BY CHANTICLEER INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS FOR JOURNALISTIC NON-FICTIONA gripping investigation of the billion-dollar timber black market “and a fascinating examination of the deep and troubled relationship between people and ... Leer más

$11.99 USD

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**SHORTLISTED FOR THE COLUMBIA SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM J. ANTHONY LUKAS BOOK AWARDLONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 PEN/JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH AWARD FOR NONFICTIONFINALIST FOR THE NELLIE BY CHANTICLEER INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS FOR JOURNALISTIC NON-FICTIONA gripping investigation of the billion-dollar timber black market “and a fascinating examination of the deep and troubled relationship between people and
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Tree Thieves

Crime and Survival in North America's Woods

de Lyndsie Bourgon ...

Narrado por Hayden Bishop ...

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6 hora 5 minutos

A gripping account of the billion-dollar timber black market—and how it intersects with environmentalism, class, and culture.In Tree Thieves, Lyndsie Bourgon takes us deep into the underbelly of the illegal timber market. As she traces three timber poaching cases, she introduces us to tree poachers, law enforcement, forensic wood specialists, the enigmatic residents of former logging communities, ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

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A gripping account of the billion-dollar timber black market—and how it intersects with environmentalism, class, and culture.In Tree Thieves, Lyndsie Bourgon takes us deep into the underbelly of the illegal timber market. As she traces three timber poaching cases, she introduces us to tree poachers, law enforcement, forensic wood specialists, the enigmatic residents of former logging communities,
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盜木賊：直擊森林犯罪現場，揭露底層居民的困境與社會問題

Tree Thieves: Crime and Survival in North America’s Woods

de 琳希‧布爾岡（Lyndsie Bourgon） ...

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$27.50 USD

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