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Author: Ken Liu Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1481424297 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 656
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One of the Time 100 Best Fantasy Books Of All Time Two men rebel together against tyranny—and then become rivals—in this first sweeping book of an epic fantasy series from Ken Liu, recipient of Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy awards. Hailed as one of the best books of 2015 by NPR. Wily, charming Kuni Garu, a bandit, and stern, fearless Mata Zyndu, the son of a deposed duke, seem like polar opposites. Yet, in the uprising against the emperor, the two quickly become the best of friends after a series of adventures fighting against vast conscripted armies, silk-draped airships, and shapeshifting gods. Once the emperor has been overthrown, however, they each find themselves the leader of separate factions—two sides with very different ideas about how the world should be run and the meaning of justice. Fans of intrigue, intimate plots, and action will find a new series to embrace in the Dandelion Dynasty.
Author: Ken Liu Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1481424297 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 656
Book Description
One of the Time 100 Best Fantasy Books Of All Time Two men rebel together against tyranny—and then become rivals—in this first sweeping book of an epic fantasy series from Ken Liu, recipient of Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy awards. Hailed as one of the best books of 2015 by NPR. Wily, charming Kuni Garu, a bandit, and stern, fearless Mata Zyndu, the son of a deposed duke, seem like polar opposites. Yet, in the uprising against the emperor, the two quickly become the best of friends after a series of adventures fighting against vast conscripted armies, silk-draped airships, and shapeshifting gods. Once the emperor has been overthrown, however, they each find themselves the leader of separate factions—two sides with very different ideas about how the world should be run and the meaning of justice. Fans of intrigue, intimate plots, and action will find a new series to embrace in the Dandelion Dynasty.
Author: David Wallace-Wells Publisher: Crown ISBN: 052557672X Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 386
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “The Uninhabitable Earth hits you like a comet, with an overflow of insanely lyrical prose about our pending Armageddon.”—Andrew Solomon, author of The Noonday Demon NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New Yorker • The New York Times Book Review • Time • NPR • The Economist • The Paris Review • Toronto Star • GQ • The Times Literary Supplement • The New York Public Library • Kirkus Reviews It is worse, much worse, than you think. If your anxiety about global warming is dominated by fears of sea-level rise, you are barely scratching the surface of what terrors are possible—food shortages, refugee emergencies, climate wars and economic devastation. An “epoch-defining book” (The Guardian) and “this generation’s Silent Spring” (The Washington Post), The Uninhabitable Earth is both a travelogue of the near future and a meditation on how that future will look to those living through it—the ways that warming promises to transform global politics, the meaning of technology and nature in the modern world, the sustainability of capitalism and the trajectory of human progress. The Uninhabitable Earth is also an impassioned call to action. For just as the world was brought to the brink of catastrophe within the span of a lifetime, the responsibility to avoid it now belongs to a single generation—today’s. LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN/E.O. WILSON LITERARY SCIENCE WRITING AWARD “The Uninhabitable Earth is the most terrifying book I have ever read. Its subject is climate change, and its method is scientific, but its mode is Old Testament. The book is a meticulously documented, white-knuckled tour through the cascading catastrophes that will soon engulf our warming planet.”—Farhad Manjoo, The New York Times “Riveting. . . . Some readers will find Mr. Wallace-Wells’s outline of possible futures alarmist. He is indeed alarmed. You should be, too.”—The Economist “Potent and evocative. . . . Wallace-Wells has resolved to offer something other than the standard narrative of climate change. . . . He avoids the ‘eerily banal language of climatology’ in favor of lush, rolling prose.”—Jennifer Szalai, The New York Times “The book has potential to be this generation’s Silent Spring.”—The Washington Post “The Uninhabitable Earth, which has become a best seller, taps into the underlying emotion of the day: fear. . . . I encourage people to read this book.”—Alan Weisman, The New York Review of Books
Author: Colin Butfield Publisher: John Murray ISBN: 1529388651 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 330
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The Earthshot concept is simple: Urgency + Optimism = Action. We have ten years to turn the tide on the environmental crisis, but we need the world's best solutions and one shared goal - to save our planet. It's not too late, but we need collective action now. The Earthshots are unifying, ambitious goals for our planet which, if achieved by 2030, will improve life for all of us, for the rest of life on Earth, and for generations to come. They are to: · Protect and Restore Nature · Clean our Air · Revive our Oceans · Build a Waste-Free World · Fix our Climate EARTHSHOT: HOW TO SAVE OUR PLANET is the first definitive book about how these goals can tackle the environmental crisis, from rainforests to coral reefs, via wilderness, cities and in our own homes. It is a critical contribution to the most important story of the decade.
Author: Judith D. Schwartz Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing ISBN: 1603584331 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 242
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In Cows Save the Planet, journalist Judith D. Schwartz looks at soil as a crucible for our many overlapping environmental, economic, and social crises. Schwartz reveals that for many of these problems—climate change, desertification, biodiversity loss, droughts, floods, wildfires, rural poverty, malnutrition, and obesity—there are positive, alternative scenarios to the degradation and devastation we face. In each case, our ability to turn these crises into opportunities depends on how we treat the soil. Drawing on the work of thinkers and doers, renegade scientists and institutional whistleblowers from around the world, Schwartz challenges much of the conventional thinking about global warming and other problems. For example, land can suffer from undergrazing as well as overgrazing, since certain landscapes, such as grasslands, require the disturbance from livestock to thrive. Regarding climate, when we focus on carbon dioxide, we neglect the central role of water in soil—"green water"—in temperature regulation. And much of the carbon dioxide that burdens the atmosphere is not the result of fuel emissions, but from agriculture; returning carbon to the soil not only reduces carbon dioxide levels but also enhances soil fertility. Cows Save the Planet is at once a primer on soil's pivotal role in our ecology and economy, a call to action, and an antidote to the despair that environmental news so often leaves us with.
Author: Ken Mittelbuscher Publisher: Fulton Books, Inc. ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 159
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In the year 2056, the Earth is completely destroyed by a hoard of giant planet-eating squid from parts unknown. Have you ever thought what could happen if you took LSD, and by coincidence, you were abducted by extraterrestrials? Once specimens, such as humans, are collected for scientific research, subjects are thoroughly processed prior to being placed into storage for the return to the alien planet. As part of the process, a mind link is established between the specimen and alien processors. All memories of the subject is processed from the specimen's brain, where visualizations are watched and recorded by aliens for future study. Due to two of the five hippie specimens being under the influence of LSD, two alien processors also become under the influence. One of which destroys all his comrades upon the research spacecraft. One of the humans wakes to find he and the others have been abducted. Once awakened and with the assistance of an imprisoned giant aquatic creature, the humans help the last alien. The six come together, traveling forward in time to rescue the Earth from total destruction, ultimately, saving two planets.
Author: Claire Crompton Publisher: David & Charles ISBN: 1446351173 Category : Crafts & Hobbies Languages : en Pages : 182
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Say no to sweet sayings! From aging disgracefully to Christmas chaos, these projects put the “cross” in cross stitch. Naughty but Nice Cross Stitch features a collection of fifty fun and sassy cross stitch sayings to remind you not to take life so seriously. Each themed chapter presents the ideal answer to the endless demands on a woman’s time—husbands, chores, children and work. Whatever the crisis, these witticisms are sure to put a smile on your face! A great selection of project ideas accompany the sayings—from hanging signs to framed pictures and cell phone covers—so that you can share the fun with family and friends. “Perfect for the sassy crafter, simple images with comical phrases which make perfect cards and presents for that person in your life who enjoys a laugh.” —Baking and Making in Bristol “Chock a block full of fun patterns this book will give you a chuckle.” —Trish Alan Designs
Author: Rachel Johnson Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1416532072 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 353
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Mimi struggles with raised levels of having it all in the face of her husband's laid-back personal life and a billionaire newcomer, while Clare frets about her childless state and the private misdemeanors of her friends and neighbors.
Author: Nathaniel Rich Publisher: Picador ISBN: 9781529015843 Category : Climatic changes Languages : en Pages : 256
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By 1979, we knew all that we know now about the science of climate change - what was happening, why it was happening, and how to stop it. Over the next ten years, we had the very real opportunity to stop it. Obviously, we failed.Nathaniel Rich's groundbreaking account of that failure - and how tantalizingly close we came to signing binding treaties that would have saved us all before the fossil fuels industry and politicians committed to anti-scientific denialism - is already a journalistic blockbuster, a full issue of the New York Times Magazine that has earned favorable comparisons to Rachel Carson's Silent Spring and John Hersey's Hiroshima. Rich has become an instant, in-demand expert and speaker. A major movie deal is already in place. It is the story, perhaps, that can shift the conversation.In the book Losing Earth, Rich is able to provide more of the context for what did - and didn't - happen in the 1980s and, more important, is able to carry the story fully into the present day and wrestle with what those past failures mean for us in 2019. It is not just an agonizing revelation of historical missed opportunities, but a clear-eyed and eloquent assessment of how we got to now, and what we can and must do before it's truly too late.
Author: The Green Patriot Working Group Publisher: SCB Distributors ISBN: 1893910393 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 112
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Today, many Americans are concerned about global warming. According to a March 2007 MSNBC poll, 86% of Americans believe global warming is a critical or important threat, and according to an April 2007 ABC News/The Washington Post/Stanford University poll, 80% of Americans say they are willing to make changes in their lives to help the environment, even if it means personal inconvenience. This guide of 50 practical steps is a positive and uplifting presentation of a serious subject organized in a fun, easy-to-read format. Each step is a simple way you can help in the fight against global warming and feel good about being part of the solution to the current environmental crisis. Sample steps include: Determine Your Carbon Footprint Buy Green Energy Plant a Rooftop Garden Take an Eco-Vacation Check Your Tire Pressure Compost Your Food Waste Recycle Your Shoes Use Petrochemical-Free Cosmetics Buy Locally Grown Foods Wear Organic Clothing Go Vegetarian for a Day Invest in the Solution
Author: Stuart Pigott Publisher: ABRAMS ISBN: 1613126638 Category : Antiques & Collectibles Languages : en Pages : 415
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A celebrated wine journalist presents a comprehensive, entertaining primer on one of the most beloved wines of our time: Riesling. Diverse, drinkable, aromatic, and refreshing, Riesling is a chameleon among white wines. From its food-friendly flavor and favorable price point to its ability to be either bone-dry or honey-sweet, there are very good reasons to argue that Riesling is not just a popular wine of the moment, but the finest white of our time. In Best White Wine on Earth, wine journalist and Riesling enthusiast Stuart Pigott extols the virtues of his favorite varietal and explores the history behind this magnificent grape. Traveling to the great Riesling-producing regions of the world—from North America to Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and South America—Pigott provides tasting notes, top-rated recommendations, and fascinating insights into how the wine is made, all while making an impassioned case that it is, truly, the best white on earth. Written simply enough for a novice, but with enough expertise and insight to satisfy the most sophisticated collector, this is a must-have guide for any white wine enthusiast.
Author: Ken Liu
Author: Ken Liu
Author: David Wallace-Wells
Author: Colin Butfield
Author: Judith D. Schwartz
Author: Ken Mittelbuscher
Author: Claire Crompton
Author: Rachel Johnson
Author: Nathaniel Rich
Author: The Green Patriot Working Group
Author: Stuart Pigott