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A revolutionary new history that reveals how climate change has dramatically shaped the development--and demise--of civilizations across time
Global warming is one of the greatest dangers mankind faces today. Even as temperatures increase, sea levels rise, and natural disasters escalate, our current environmental crisis feels difficult to predict and understand. But climate change and its effects on us are not new. In a bold narrative that spans centuries and continents, Peter Frankopan argues that nature has always played a fundamental role in the writing of history. From the fall of the Moche civilization in South America that came about because of the cyclical pressures of El Ni�o to volcanic eruptions in Iceland that affected Egypt and helped bring the Ottoman empire to its knees, climate change and its influences have always been with us.
Frankopan explains how the Vikings emerged thanks to catastrophic crop failure, why the roots of regime change in Eleventh-Century Baghdad lay in the collapse of cotton prices resulting from unusual climate patterns, and why the western expansion of the frontiers in North America was directly affected by solar flare activity in the eighteenth century. Again and again, Frankopan shows that when past empires have failed to act sustainably, they have been met with catastrophe. Blending brilliant historical writing and cutting-edge scientific research, Climate will radically reframe the way we look at the world and our future.
Global warming is one of the greatest dangers mankind faces today. Even as temperatures increase, sea levels rise, and natural disasters escalate, our current environmental crisis feels difficult to predict and understand. But climate change and its effects on us are not new. In a bold narrative that spans centuries and continents, Peter Frankopan argues that nature has always played a fundamental role in the writing of history. From the fall of the Moche civilization in South America that came about because of the cyclical pressures of El Ni�o to volcanic eruptions in Iceland that affected Egypt and helped bring the Ottoman empire to its knees, climate change and its influences have always been with us.
Frankopan explains how the Vikings emerged thanks to catastrophic crop failure, why the roots of regime change in Eleventh-Century Baghdad lay in the collapse of cotton prices resulting from unusual climate patterns, and why the western expansion of the frontiers in North America was directly affected by solar flare activity in the eighteenth century. Again and again, Frankopan shows that when past empires have failed to act sustainably, they have been met with catastrophe. Blending brilliant historical writing and cutting-edge scientific research, Climate will radically reframe the way we look at the world and our future.
- Non-fiction
- History
100 copies
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- Feb 19 - Mar 4
- 60 entries
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Stolen uranium, a partner on the run, and one dark secret.
Hare has stolen imported goods since he can remember. Sure, it wasn’t the most honest living, but in the conurb, where amenities are scarce, there wasn’t much opportunity for “honest work.” Everything was going smoothly, and Hare kept a low profile until his partner suddenly decided to steal something priceless for himself.
Now, Hare finds himself at the center of a police operation, desperately trying to find his partner with the help of his best friend, Chunk. As Hare embarks on a journey far and wide, will he be able to find him and bring him back? Or, will he discover that there are much bigger secrets under play? One thing is for sure, though. This journey is going to change Hare’s life forever.
The question is, will it be for better or for worse?
Explore an unforgiving, dystopian science fiction ride with thrills and surprises.
Hare has stolen imported goods since he can remember. Sure, it wasn’t the most honest living, but in the conurb, where amenities are scarce, there wasn’t much opportunity for “honest work.” Everything was going smoothly, and Hare kept a low profile until his partner suddenly decided to steal something priceless for himself.
Now, Hare finds himself at the center of a police operation, desperately trying to find his partner with the help of his best friend, Chunk. As Hare embarks on a journey far and wide, will he be able to find him and bring him back? Or, will he discover that there are much bigger secrets under play? One thing is for sure, though. This journey is going to change Hare’s life forever.
The question is, will it be for better or for worse?
Explore an unforgiving, dystopian science fiction ride with thrills and surprises.
- Science fiction
- Fiction
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- 184 entries
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With echoes of Educated and Born a Crime, How to Say Babylon is the stunning story of the author’s struggle to break free of her rigid Rastafarian upbringing, ruled by her father’s strict patriarchal views and repressive control of her childhood, to find her own voice as a woman and poet.
Throughout her childhood, Safiya Sinclair’s father, a volatile reggae musician and militant adherent to a strict sect of Rastafari, became obsessed with her purity, in particular, with the threat of what Rastas call Babylon, the immoral and corrupting influences of the Western world outside their home. He worried that womanhood would make Safiya and her sisters morally weak and impure, and believed a woman’s highest virtue was her obedience.
In an effort to keep Babylon outside the gate, he forbade almost everything. In place of pants, the women in her family were made to wear long skirts and dresses to cover their arms and legs, head wraps to cover their hair, no make-up, no jewelry, no opinions, no friends. Safiya’s mother, while loyal to her father, nonetheless gave Safiya and her siblings the gift of books, including poetry, to which Safiya latched on for dear life. And as Safiya watched her mother struggle voicelessly for years under housework and the rigidity of her father’s beliefs, she increasingly used her education as a sharp tool with which to find her voice and break free. Inevitably, with her rebellion comes clashes with her father, whose rage and paranoia explodes in increasing violence. As Safiya’s voice grows, lyrically and poetically, a collision course is set between them.
How to Say Babylon is Sinclair’s reckoning with the culture that initially nourished but ultimately sought to silence her; it is her reckoning with patriarchy and tradition, and the legacy of colonialism in Jamaica. Rich in lyricism and language only a poet could evoke, How to Say Babylon is both a universal story of a woman finding her own power and a unique glimpse into a rarefied world we may know how to name, Rastafari, but one we know little about.
Throughout her childhood, Safiya Sinclair’s father, a volatile reggae musician and militant adherent to a strict sect of Rastafari, became obsessed with her purity, in particular, with the threat of what Rastas call Babylon, the immoral and corrupting influences of the Western world outside their home. He worried that womanhood would make Safiya and her sisters morally weak and impure, and believed a woman’s highest virtue was her obedience.
In an effort to keep Babylon outside the gate, he forbade almost everything. In place of pants, the women in her family were made to wear long skirts and dresses to cover their arms and legs, head wraps to cover their hair, no make-up, no jewelry, no opinions, no friends. Safiya’s mother, while loyal to her father, nonetheless gave Safiya and her siblings the gift of books, including poetry, to which Safiya latched on for dear life. And as Safiya watched her mother struggle voicelessly for years under housework and the rigidity of her father’s beliefs, she increasingly used her education as a sharp tool with which to find her voice and break free. Inevitably, with her rebellion comes clashes with her father, whose rage and paranoia explodes in increasing violence. As Safiya’s voice grows, lyrically and poetically, a collision course is set between them.
How to Say Babylon is Sinclair’s reckoning with the culture that initially nourished but ultimately sought to silence her; it is her reckoning with patriarchy and tradition, and the legacy of colonialism in Jamaica. Rich in lyricism and language only a poet could evoke, How to Say Babylon is both a universal story of a woman finding her own power and a unique glimpse into a rarefied world we may know how to name, Rastafari, but one we know little about.
- Non-fiction
- Memoir
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- Feb 18 - Mar 3
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Introduction & warning
FIXING A GLITCH ends the possibility of an alien ever realizing his destiny. He resurrects her from her scattered memories. The only trouble is that she is a prime image of his dark but gifted side. One sustains mysticism, and another promotes prosperity. On the way to standardizing the earthly state, he ends the bodily dependency of the human species.
Extinction of our species is possible not by natural disasters or inventions but by a fabricated organic phenomenon. What if it becomes a certainty, and we can’t tell the difference between real and virtual? It may be that our indigenous intelligence is our savior that puts a stop to our thought-driven obsession with progress. Who’s to say that our knight in shining armor is not an alien race. In the end, it may just be a random stroke of luck that saves us.
Trip forward with SamVeer Eckhart into events of a parallel Earth. To find out if he succeeded in his infatuated undertaking. The risks are endless, even if the end is the same.
Exchange – As articulated heavily in my previous work, my metaphysical viewpoint conceptualized another way to communicate – waving. This model is used in the following story and is bolded and italicized to keep it separate from typical ‘thinking’ expressions.
Triggers – This story has a radical take on many societal & religious customs. If you are a victim of rape, incest, or opinionated on the subject of sex workers, please walk away. This book seeks a diverse perspective on such matters.
This is a standalone work of fiction and can be read on its own. i$UBSCRIBE – Gen Verismo Genesis is the concluding take from the ALL KAAL NONE series chapter – Human Eradication.
FIXING A GLITCH ends the possibility of an alien ever realizing his destiny. He resurrects her from her scattered memories. The only trouble is that she is a prime image of his dark but gifted side. One sustains mysticism, and another promotes prosperity. On the way to standardizing the earthly state, he ends the bodily dependency of the human species.
Extinction of our species is possible not by natural disasters or inventions but by a fabricated organic phenomenon. What if it becomes a certainty, and we can’t tell the difference between real and virtual? It may be that our indigenous intelligence is our savior that puts a stop to our thought-driven obsession with progress. Who’s to say that our knight in shining armor is not an alien race. In the end, it may just be a random stroke of luck that saves us.
Trip forward with SamVeer Eckhart into events of a parallel Earth. To find out if he succeeded in his infatuated undertaking. The risks are endless, even if the end is the same.
Exchange – As articulated heavily in my previous work, my metaphysical viewpoint conceptualized another way to communicate – waving. This model is used in the following story and is bolded and italicized to keep it separate from typical ‘thinking’ expressions.
Triggers – This story has a radical take on many societal & religious customs. If you are a victim of rape, incest, or opinionated on the subject of sex workers, please walk away. This book seeks a diverse perspective on such matters.
This is a standalone work of fiction and can be read on its own. i$UBSCRIBE – Gen Verismo Genesis is the concluding take from the ALL KAAL NONE series chapter – Human Eradication.
- Science fiction
- Thriller
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