If you are still waiting for your copy of Death of Nature to arrive, we recommend ordering a copy ASAP from through the Summit system. Books usually arrive in 3 to 5 days. See the library website--go to the Summit link on the library's main page and follow the steps--or ask a librarian for help with this task. Any edition is fine and there are many copies available.
If you are ready to get to work and are still waiting for the book, you should start reading Alfred Crosby's "The Measure of Reality." Students in group B will be writing their essays on this book, so it would be good to get a head start.