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Author |
: Connie Willis |
Publisher |
: Spectra |
Total Pages |
: 593 |
Release |
: 1993-08-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780553562736 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0553562738 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Synopsis Doomsday Book by : Connie Willis
Connie Willis draws upon her understanding of the universalities of human nature to explore the ageless issues of evil, suffering, and the indomitable will of the human spirit. “A tour de force.”—The New York Times Book Review For Kivrin, preparing to travel back in time to study one of the deadliest eras in humanity’s history was as simple as receiving inoculations against the diseases of the fourteenth century and inventing an alibi for a woman traveling alone. For her instructors in the twenty-first century, it meant painstaking calculations and careful monitoring of the rendezvous location where Kivrin would be received. But a crisis strangely linking past and future strands Kivrin in a bygone age as her fellows try desperately to rescue her. In a time of superstition and fear, Kivrin—barely of age herself—finds she has become an unlikely angel of hope during one of history’s darkest hours.
Author |
: Marshall Brain |
Publisher |
: Union Square & Co. |
Total Pages |
: 623 |
Release |
: 2021-08-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781454939979 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1454939974 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (79 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Doomsday Book by : Marshall Brain
How might the world as we know it end? In this illustrated guide, How Stuff Works author Marshall Brain explores myriad doomsday scenarios and the science behind them. What if the unimaginable happens? A nuclear bomb detonates over a major city, for example, or a deadly virus infects millions around the world. There are other disasters we don’t even have to imagine because they’ve already occurred, like violent hurricanes or cataclysmic tsunamis that have caused horrific loss of life and damage. In The Doomsday Book, Marshall Brain explains how everything finally ends—the decimation of nations and cities, of civilization, of humanity, of all life on Earth. Brain takes a deep dive into a wide range of doomsday narratives, including manmade events such as an electromagnetic pulse attack, a deadly pandemic, and nuclear warfare; devastating natural phenomena, such as an eruption from a super-volcano, the collapse of the Gulf Stream, or lethal solar flares; and science-fiction scenarios where robots take over or aliens invade. Each compelling chapter provides a detailed description of the situation, the science behind it, and ways to prevent or prepare for its occurrence. With fun graphics and eye-catching photographs at every turn, The Doomsday Book will be the last book you’ll ever have to read about the last days on Earth. Scenarios include: - Asteroid Strike: a massive asteroid could obliterate life—just as it might have killed the dinosaurs. - Gray Goo: self-replicating nanobots engulf the planet. - Grid Attack: an attack on our power grid shuts down the internet, affecting airports, banks, computers, food delivery, medical devices, and the entire economic system. - Gulf Stream collapse: the shutdown of this important ocean current causes temperatures to plummet. - Ocean acidification: if the oceans’ pH levels shift due to a rise in carbon dioxide, all marine life could die.
Author |
: Emily Brewes |
Publisher |
: Dundurn |
Total Pages |
: 249 |
Release |
: 2021-05-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781459747029 |
ISBN-13 |
: 145974702X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (29 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Doomsday Book of Fairy Tales by : Emily Brewes
An astounding tale of a dangerous quest, a talking dog, and fragmented fairy tales in an eerie post-climate collapse future. A long time ago, the Vanderchucks fled the growing climate disaster and followed their neighbours into the Underground. Jesse Vanderchuck thought it was the end. Of the world. Of life. Eventually, Jesse’s little sister, Olivia, ran away and Jesse started picking through trash heaps in Toronto’s abandoned subway tunnels. Day in, day out. Now, years later, Jesse meets a talking dog. Fighting illness and the hostile world aboveground, Jesse and Doggo embark on a fool’s errand to find Olivia — or die trying. Along the way, Jesse spins a series of fairy tales from threads of memories, weaving together the past, present, and future into stories of brave girls, of cunning lads, of love in the face of wickedness, and of hope in the midst of despair.
Author |
: David Day |
Publisher |
: Penguin Books |
Total Pages |
: 292 |
Release |
: 1983 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015007501086 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (86 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Doomsday Book of Animals by : David Day
Author |
: Daniel Ellsberg |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages |
: 433 |
Release |
: 2017-12-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781608196746 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1608196747 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (46 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Doomsday Machine by : Daniel Ellsberg
Shortlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction Finalist for The California Book Award in Nonfiction The San Francisco Chronicle's Best of the Year List Foreign Affairs Best Books of the Year In These Times “Best Books of the Year" Huffington Post's Ten Excellent December Books List LitHub's “Five Books Making News This Week” From the legendary whistle-blower who revealed the Pentagon Papers, an eyewitness exposé of the dangers of America's Top Secret, seventy-year-long nuclear policy that continues to this day. Here, for the first time, former high-level defense analyst Daniel Ellsberg reveals his shocking firsthand account of America's nuclear program in the 1960s. From the remotest air bases in the Pacific Command, where he discovered that the authority to initiate use of nuclear weapons was widely delegated, to the secret plans for general nuclear war under Eisenhower, which, if executed, would cause the near-extinction of humanity, Ellsberg shows that the legacy of this most dangerous arms buildup in the history of civilization--and its proposed renewal under the Trump administration--threatens our very survival. No other insider with high-level access has written so candidly of the nuclear strategy of the late Eisenhower and early Kennedy years, and nothing has fundamentally changed since that era. Framed as a memoir--a chronicle of madness in which Ellsberg acknowledges participating--this gripping exposé reads like a thriller and offers feasible steps we can take to dismantle the existing "doomsday machine" and avoid nuclear catastrophe, returning Ellsberg to his role as whistle-blower. The Doomsday Machine is thus a real-life Dr. Strangelove story and an ultimately hopeful--and powerfully important--book about not just our country, but the future of the world.
Author |
: John Morris |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: |
Release |
: 1975 |
ISBN-10 |
: LCCN:76038194 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (94 Downloads) |
Synopsis Domesday Book by : John Morris
Author |
: John Peel |
Publisher |
: Turtleback Books |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 1999 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0613214579 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780613214575 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (79 Downloads) |
Synopsis Doomsday by : John Peel
Packed with suspense for the next millennium, this new series combines science fiction, humor and attitude. Tristan Connor lives in a completely computerized America. His clone, a genius named Devon, has programmed a computer virus that is about to blow the entire system apart.
Author |
: Ralph La Guardia M D |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 910 |
Release |
: 2015-08-25 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0996461590 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780996461597 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (90 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Doomsday Book of Medicine by : Ralph La Guardia M D
What are you and your family going to do after a collapse of society when there are no doctors and medications available, and the pharmacies and hospitals have been looted? You can prepare for every disaster scenario, but if you are not able to treat medical emergencies and injuries that arise, how long will you last? This book will teach you everything you need to know to keep you and your loved ones healthy. Dr. La Guardia has spent over thirty years researching ways to treat any and all medical conditions with non prescription, over the counter and everyday products, many of which will amaze you. This book is jam packed with useful information in an easy to read format, chock full of illustrations and overflowing with information that could very well save your life.
Author |
: Myles Hemenway |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 156 |
Release |
: 1898 |
ISBN-10 |
: HARVARD:HN3CY8 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (Y8 Downloads) |
Synopsis Doomsday by : Myles Hemenway
Author |
: Nigel Cawthorne |
Publisher |
: Arcturus Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 363 |
Release |
: 2013-07-07 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781782127512 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1782127518 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Synopsis Doomsday by : Nigel Cawthorne
Just how near is the end of the world? Behind the veil of safety of everyday life in the West lurks the sinister reality of a chaotic universe. Doomsday reveals the very real threats posed to modern civilisation as the 21st century progresses, and asks the question: Is humanity on the path to destruction? War, famine,plague, global warming, nuclear meltdown: all have the potential to extinguish life on Earth forever. While our technology can help us overcome these perils, that same technology may itself contain the seeds of catastrophe. In fifty compelling essays, including entries on mega-tsunamis, a new ice-age, a giant meteor strike, nuclear holocaust and nanotechnology running amok, Doomsday depicts the possible scenarios of annihilation to come and assesses our chances of survival, if any.