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Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2022.
Formats
Description
Renowned political scientist Ian Bremmer draws lessons from global challenges of the past 100 years—including the pandemic—to show how we can respond to three great crises unfolding over the next decade. In this revelatory, unnerving, and ultimately hopeful book, Bremmer details how domestic and international conflicts leave us unprepared for a trio of looming crises—global health emergencies, transformative climate change, and the AI revolution....
Author
Publisher
Avid Reader Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
vxiii, 296 pages ; 24 cm
Description
"We are addicted to prediction, desperate for certainty about the future. But the complexity of modern life won't provide that: experts in forecasting are reluctant to look more than 400 days out. History doesn't repeat itself, and even genetics won't tell you everything you want to know. Tomorrow remains uncharted territory, but Heffernan demonstrates how we can forge ahead with agility. Drawing on a wide array of people and places, Uncharted traces...
Author
Publisher
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
xii, 444 pages ; 24 cm
Description
"A dozen of the best conversations from the podcast Making Sense, on topics that range from the nature of consciousness and free will, to politics and extremism, to acting ethically"--
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
244 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
"You may know Emmanuel Acho as the host of groundbreaking video series 'Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man.' Or as a New York Times bestselling author. Or as an Emmy-winning television broadcaster. Or as a former linebacker for two NFL franchises. What you probably don?t know is that Emmanuel defines his own life with just one word: Illogical. Behind every triumph, every expression of his gifts, Acho has had to ignore what everyone around...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
200 pages ; 22 cm
Description
A chorus of men who died of AIDS observes and yearns to help a cross-section of today's gay teens who navigate new love, long-term relationships, coming out, self-acceptance, and more in a society that has changed in many ways.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
xi, 575 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Description
A study of the downfall of some of history's greatest civilizations discusses the Anasazi, the Maya, and the Viking colony on Greenland, tracing patterns of environmental damage, poor political choices, and other factors in their demise.
10) Early warning
Author
Series
Last hundred years trilogy volume 2
Description
In 1953, the Langdon family at a crossroads. Their stalwart patriarch, Walter, who with his wife, Rosanna, sustained their farm for three decades, has suddenly died, leaving their five children, now adults, looking to the future. Only one will remain in Iowa to work the land, while the others scatter to Washington, D.C., California, and everywhere in between. As the country moves out of post-World War II optimism through the darker landscape of the...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
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Description
"In the autumn of 1707, old enemies from the Highlands to the Borders are finding common ground as they join to protest the new Union with England, the French are preparing to launch an invasion to carry the young exiled Jacobite king back to Scotland to reclaim his throne, and in Edinburgh the streets are filled with discontent and danger. Queen Anne's commissioners have begun settling the losses and wages owed to those Scots who took part in the...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
ix, 502 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, facsimile, photographs ; 25 cm
Description
Reveals how successful nations recover from crises while adopting selective changes - a coping mechanism more commonly associated with individuals recovering from personal crises. Diamond compares how six countries have survived recent upheavals - ranging from the forced opening of Japan by U.S. Commodore Perry's fleet, to the Soviet Union's attack on Finland, to a murderous coup or countercoup in Chile and Indonesia, to the transformations of Germany...
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (360 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Season two rejoins the Hour Team in 1957 where we are introduced to new characters. With the advent of the space race and the threat of nuclear war looming, Britain grapples with an era of unprecedented scientific advancement, economic opportunity and cultural change.
Author
Publisher
Wiley
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
xi, 196 pages ; 24 cm
Description
"Undercurrents teaches readers and activists how to invest time, talent, voice, and cash to improve the world by detailing six of the largest macrotrends shaping the world today. Those 6 macrotrends are: The world is becoming a diamond (the shift in the distribution of wealth) Communities are the customer Digital technology is a bridge; not a divide The last mile is no longer the hardest (the greatest need and hardest work lies not at the beginning...
16) Some luck
Author
Series
Last hundred years trilogy volume 1
Description
"An epic novel that spans thirty years in the lives of a farm family in Iowa, telling a parallel story of the changes taking place in America from 1920 through the early 1950s"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
379 pages ; 25 cm
Description
"Hubert, Seth, and their ultra-rich heiress friend Natalie are getting a little old to hang out at the "Communist parties," techno-raveups in abandoned industrial spaces, full of insta-printed drugs and toys. And Natalie was finished, years ago, with her overcontrolling zillionaire dad. And now that anyone can manufacture food, clothing, shelter with equipment comparable to a computer printer, there seems to be little reason to to stick with the world...
Author
Publisher
Mango Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
223 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
While it is important to stay informed, seeing the state of our beautiful planet in the news and on social media can be debilitating and cause eco-anxiety, a fear for our environment and future. If you are overwhelmed but still want to make a change, Climate Optimism will provide a source of strength and inspiration. Climate activist, eco-influencer, CEO, and writer Zahra Biabani created this guide to help you stay positive in the face of the climate...
Author
Publisher
New World Library
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
xiv, 272 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Description
The challenges we face can be difficult even to think about. Climate change, war, political polarization, economic upheaval, and the dying back of nature together create a planetary emergency of overwhelming proportions. This revised, tenth anniversary edition of Active Hope shows us how to strengthen our capacity to face these crises so that we can respond with unexpected resilience and creative power. Drawing on decades of teaching an empowerment...
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
ix, 230 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"From one of most prominent figures in the field of meditation comes a guidebook for how to use mindfulness to build our inner strength, find balance, and help create a better world In today's fractured world we're constantly flooded with breaking news that cause anger, grief, and pain. People are feeling more stressed out than ever and in the face of this fear and anxiety they can feel so burnt out and overwhelmed that they end up frozen in their...
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