Climate change in human history

Climate Change in Human History

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Climate Change and Human Behavior

In this Element, we examine the psychological impacts of climate change, especially focused on how it will lead to increases in aggressive behaviors a

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Climate Change and Society

Both the causes of and solutions to climate change are grounded in human society. Climate Change and Society summarizes the existing approaches to und

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Social Work and Human Services Responsibilities in a Time of Climate Change

This book provides an accessible, research informed text for students, social workers and other social service workers and community development worke

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Climate Cult: A Biblical & scientific response to climate change

We need to put the environment, including climate change, into the right context. And that starts with a Biblical worldview.For the last 50 years, radical environmentalists have invented and promoted one apocalyptic myth after another.Climate Cult provides intelligent answers from both a Biblical and scientific view on how to discuss climate change with family, neighbors ...

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Climate and society in Ireland

Can a long-term perspective on human adaptations to climate change inform Ireland’s response to the crisis we face today?Climate and Society in I

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Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change, Second Edition

This Second Edition of an academic yet non-technical resource examines the effects, history and ongoing research in the important field of global warm

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Being Human - Lewis Dartnell

'Illuminating' TIM MARSHALL, author of Prisoners of Geography'Refreshing' THOMAS HALLIDAY, author of OtherlandsBeing Human is history made flesh. It will change how you see the world. We’re a wonder of evolution, capable of incredible feats.But we’re also deeply flawed. Our bodies and minds often break, fail, and hinder us. To be human is to live with this extraordinary c...

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Civilisations: Collapse and regeneration. Rise, fall and transformation in history

The present volume is dedicated to the concept of collapse as reflected through different kinds of historical and environmental evidence. A total of twenty-eight in-depth studies provides a heterogenous analyses of the collapse and regeneration processes in societies and civilisations separated in space in time. The individual chapters vary in their locations, characteris...

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Brief History of Earth

Placing twenty first-century climate change in deep context, A Brief History of Earth is an indispensable look at where we’ve been and where weâ

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Concise History of Western Music

Paul Griffiths shows how music has changed through the centuries, and suggests how that change mirrors development in the human notion of time, from t

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Concise History of Western Music

Paul Griffiths shows how music has changed through the centuries, and suggests how that change mirrors development in the human notion of time, from t

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Civilisations: Collapse and regeneration. Rise, fall and transformation in history - Miroslav Bárta

<p>The present volume is dedicated to the concept of collapse as reflected through different kinds of historical and environmental evidence. A total of twenty-eight in-depth studies provides a heterogenous analyses of the collapse and regeneration processes in societies and civilisations separated in space in time. The individual chapters vary in their locations, ch...

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Nomad Century: How to Survive the Climate Upheaval - Gaia Vince

<p>Shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize, the Zócalo Book Prize and the Christopher Moore Prize For Human Rights Writing 'Gaia Vince's new book should be read not just by every politician, but by every person on the planet' ObserverAn urgent investigation of the most underreported, seismic consequence of climate change: how it will force us to change where - and how ...

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Humankind: A Hopeful History - Rutger Bregman

<p>The major new book from Dutch historian and internationally bestselling author Rutger Bregman</p> <p>It's a belief that unites the left and right, psychologists and philosophers, writers and historians. It drives the headlines that surround us and the laws that touch our lives. From Machiavelli to Hobbes, Freud to Dawkins, the roots of this belief hav...

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Human Compatible: AI and the Problem of Control - Russell Stuart

Anotace: FROM THE BBC REITH LECTURER 2021`The most important book I have read in quite some time` Daniel Kahneman; `A must-read` Max Tegmark; `The book we`ve all been waiting for` Sam HarrisHumans dream of super-intelligent machines. But what happens if we actually succeed?Creating superior intelligence would be the biggest event in human history. Unfortunately, accordin...

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Psychoanalysis and Ecology at the Edge of Chaos : Complexity Theory, Deleuze,Guattari and Psychoanalysis for a Climate in Crisis - Joseph Dodds

<p>This book argues that psychoanalysis has a unique role to play in the climate change debate through its placing emphasis on the unconscious dimensions of our mental and social lives. Exploring contributions from Freudian, Kleinian, Object Relations, Self Psychology, Jungian, and Lacanian traditions, the book discusses how psychoanalysis can help to unmask the anx...

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Psychoanalysis and Ecology at the Edge of Chaos : Complexity Theory, Deleuze,Guattari and Psychoanalysis for a Climate in Crisis - Dodds Joseph

Anotace: This book argues that psychoanalysis has a unique role to play in the climate change debate through its placing emphasis on the unconscious dimensions of our mental and social lives. Exploring contributions from Freudian, Kleinian, Object Relations, Self Psychology, Jungian, and Lacanian traditions, the book discusses how psychoanalysis can help to unmask the an...

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Italy in a Wineglass

A lively, page-turning history of Italy and its wines, from the Roman Empire to climate change.

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How to Change Your Mind : The New Science of Psychedelics, 1. vydání - Michael Pollan

<p>Could psychedelic drugs change our worldview? Join Michael Pollan on a journey to the frontiers of the human mind.Diving deep into an extraordinary world - from shamans and magic mushroom hunts to the pioneering labs mapping our brains - and putting himself forward as a guinea-pig, Michael Pollan has written a remarkable history of psychedelics and a compelling p...

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How to Change Your Mind: The New Science of Psychedelics (0141985135)

Kniha - autor Michael Pollan, 480 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Could psychedelic drugs change our worldview? One of America's most admired writers takes us on a mind-altering journey to the frontiers of human consciousness When LSD was first discovered in the 1940s, it seemed to researchers, scientists and doctors as if the world might be on the cusp of...

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12 Bytes: How artificial intelligence will change the way we live and love - Jeanette Winterson

<p>Twelve bytes. Twelve eye-opening, mind-expanding, funny and provocative essays on the implications of artificial intelligence for the way we live and the way we love - from Sunday Times-bestselling author Jeanette Winterson. An original, and entertaining new book from Jeanette Winterson, drawing on her years of thinking about and reading about Artificial Intelli...

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Empathic Civilization - The Race to Global Consciousness in a World in Crisis

In this sweeping new interpretation of the history of civilization, bestselling author Jeremy Rifkin looks at the evolution of empathy and the profound ways that it has shaped our development-and is likely to determine our fate as a species. Today we face unparalleled challenges in an energy-intensive and interconnected world that will demand an unprecedented level of mut...

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The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky (PC) Steam

Modern society owes much to a mystical technology known as “orbal energy.” Fifty years ago, during what’s come to be known as the “Orbal Revolution,” the invention of this technology and the “orbments” developed from it led to a period of rapid human advancement, birthing innovations of all shapes and sizes -- not the least of whi...

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Coral Bones

Past, present and future collide in this breathtakingly beautiful novel about climate change and human connection.

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The Dream of Europe : Travels in a Troubled Continent - Mak Geert

Anotace: How did the great European dream turn sour? And where do we go from here?From the author of the internationally acclaimed In Europe, a stunning history of our present, examining the first two decades of this most fragile and fraught new millennium.The great European project was built out of a common desire for peace, prosperity and freedom; a wish for a united E...

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The Dream of Europe : Travels in a Troubled Continent - Geert Mak

<p>How did the great European dream turn sour? And where do we go from here? From the author of the internationally acclaimed In Europe, a stunning history of our present, examining the first two decades of this most fragile and fraught new millennium. The great European project was built out of a common desire for peace, prosperity and freedom; a wish for a unite...

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In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts : Close Encounters with Addiction - Maté Gabor

Anotace: To heal addiction, you have to go back to the start...Featured on Russell Brand`s podcast Under the SkinDr Gabor Mate is one of the world`s most revered thinkers on the psychology of addiction. His radical findings - based on decades of work with patients challenged by catastrophic drug addiction and mental illness - are reframing how we view all human developme...

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In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts : Close Encounters with Addiction - Gabor Maté

<p>To heal addiction, you have to go back to the start... Featured on Russell Brand's podcast Under the Skin Dr Gabor Mate is one of the world's most revered thinkers on the psychology of addiction. His radical findings - based on decades of work with patients challenged by catastrophic drug addiction and mental illness - are reframing how we view all human develo...

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Thank You for Being Late: 'An Optimist''s Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations' (0241301440)

Kniha - autor Thomas L. Friedman, 486 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná We all sense it - our lives are speeding up at a dizzying rate. Thank You for Being Late exposes the tectonic movements that are reshaping the world today and explains how to get the most out of them. Friedman's thesis is that the planet's three largest forces - Moore's law (technology), ...

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The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky (PC) Steam (PC)

Modern society owes much to a mystical technology known as &ldquo;orbal energy.&rdquo; Fifty years ago, during what&rsquo;s come to be known as the &ldquo;Orbal Revolution,&rdquo; the invention of this technology and the &ldquo;orbments&rdquo; developed from it led to a period of rapid human advancement, birthing innovations of all shapes and s...

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Transforming Energy

We need to stop burning fossil fuels in order to halt human-induced climate change. Most experts tell us we need carbon taxes, globally binding treati

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Cambridge Companion to Literature and the Anthropocene

This book is for readers interested in how literature tackles climate change, 'petro-culture', extinction, and the proposed 'human' epoch of the Anthr

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Goldilocks Planet

In the struggle to cope with climate change, what lessons can be learnt from Earth's long history? Two leading geologists explain the important insigh

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Live Greener - Cayetano Cardelús Vidal

In recent decades, there has been a growing awareness of environmental issues in society as a whole, mainly due to the increasingly serious consequences of climate change and the progressive degradation of the natural environment caused by human activity.Within this trend, the so-called "Green Architecture" stands as one of the main tools to promote a change of ...

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Civilisations: Collapse and Regeneration - Miroslav Bárta,Martin Kovář

Anotace: The present volume is dedicated to the concept of collapse as reflected through different kinds of historical and environmental evidence. A total of twenty-eight in-depth studies provides a heterogenous analyses of the collapse and regeneration processes in societies and civilisations separated in space in time. The individual chapters vary in their locations, c...

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Material World

A bold new story of human progress, told through six materials that built our world and will transform our future. For fans of Tim Marshall, Lewis Dartnell, Jared Diamond and Yuval Harari. THE TIMES SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR**Shortlisted for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award**Picked as a Book of the Year by FINANCIAL TIMES, ECONOMIST and NEW STATESMANA BB...

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Nomad Century

An urgent investigation of the most underreported, seismic consequence of climate change: how it will force us to change where - and how - we liveWe are facing a species emergency. With every degree of temperature rise, a billion people will be displaced from the zone in which humans have lived for thousands of years. While we must do everything we can to mitigate the imp...

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Make, Think, Imagine : The Future of Civilisation - Browne John

Anotace: Today`s unprecedented pace of change leaves many people wondering what new technologies are doing to our lives. Has social media robbed us of our privacy and fed us with false information? Are robots going to take our jobs? Will better healthcare lead to an ageing population that cannot be cared for? And has our demand for energy driven the Earth`s climate to th...

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Margaret Atwood: Burning Questions - Margaret Atwood

<p>From cultural icon Margaret Atwood comes a brilliant collection of essays -- funny, erudite, endlessly curious, uncannily prescient -- which seek answers to Burning Questions such as: Why do people everywhere, in all cultures, tell stories?How can we live on our planet?What do zombies have to do with authoritarianism?In Burning Questions Atwood aims her prodigiou...

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Guns Germs and Steel

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Guns, Germs, and Steel is a brilliant work answering the question of why the peoples of certain continents succeeded in invading other continents and conquering or displacing their peoples. This edition includes a new chapter on Japan and all-new illustrations drawn from the television series. Until around 11,000 BC, all peoples were still St...

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The Descent - Hardisty Paul E.

Anotace: A young man and his young family set out on a perilous voyage across a devastated planet to uncover the origin of the events that set the world on its course to disaster ... The prescient, deeply shocking prequel to the bestselling, critically acclaimed Climate Emergency thriller, The Forcing. Kweku Ashworth is a child of the cataclysm, born on a sailboat to p...

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The Descent - Paul E. Hardisty

<p>A young man and his young family set out on a perilous voyage across a devastated planet to uncover the origin of the events that set the world on its course to disaster ... The prescient, deeply shocking prequel to the bestselling, critically acclaimed Climate Emergency thriller, The Forcing. Kweku Ashworth is a child of the cataclysm, born on a sailboat to pa...

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This Is Your Mind On Plants : Opium-Caffeine-Mescaline - Pollan Michael, Pollan Michael

Anotace: Of all the many things humans rely on plants for, surely the most curious is our use of them to change consciousness: to stimulate, calm, or completely alter the qualities of our mental experience. In This Is Your Mind On Plants, Michael Pollan explores three very different drugs - opium, caffeine and mescaline - and throws the fundamental strangeness of our thi...

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The Mosquito - Winegardner Mark

Anotace: A pioneering and groundbreaking work of narrative nonfiction that offers a dramatic new perspective on the history of humankind, showing how through millennia, the mosquito has been the single most powerful force in determining humanity`s fate. Why was gin and tonic the cocktail of choice for British colonists in India and Africa? What does Starbucks have to tha...

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The Mosquito - Winegardner Mark

A pioneering and groundbreaking work of narrative nonfiction that offers a dramatic new perspective on the history of humankind, showing how through millennia, the mosquito has been the single most powerful force in determining humanity's fate. Why was gin and tonic the cocktail of choice for British colonists in India and Africa? What does Starbucks have to thank for its...

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The Mosquito - Mark Winegardner

<p>A pioneering and groundbreaking work of narrative nonfiction that offers a dramatic new perspective on the history of humankind, showing how through millennia, the mosquito has been the single most powerful force in determining humanity's fate. Why was gin and tonic the cocktail of choice for British colonists in India and Africa? What does Starbucks have to than...

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Mosquito

A pioneering and groundbreaking work of narrative nonfiction that offers a dramatic new perspective on the history of humankind, showing how through millennia, the mosquito has been the single most powerful force in determining humanity's fate. Why was gin and tonic the cocktail of choice for British colonists in India and Africa? What does Starbucks have to thank for its...

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Trust: Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2022 - Diaz Hernan

Anotace: Winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction<br>Trust is a sweeping puzzle of a novel about power, greed, love and a search for the truth that begins in 1920s New York. Can one person change the course of history? A Wall Street tycoon takes a young woman as his wife. Together, they rise to the top in an age of excess and speculation. Now a novelist is t...

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Miasma Chronicles

In the not-too-distant future. America has been torn apart by a savage force known only as the ‘Miasma’. Meet Elvis, a young man brought to the mining town of Sedentary as a baby. Left by his mother in the care of a robotic older ‘brother’ and given a mysterious glove with which he can control the Miasma. Join the brothers on a quest across a post-...

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Knossos and the Prophets of Modernism

In the spring of 1900, British archaeologist Arthur Evans began to excavate the palace of Knossos on Crete, bringing ancient Greek legends to life just as a new century dawned amid far-reaching questions about human history, art, and culture. With Knossos and the Prophets of Modernism, Cathy Gere relates the fascinating story of Evans' excavation and its long-term effects...

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Lessons: the new novel from the author of Atonement - McEwan Ian

Anotace: Lessons is an intimate yet universal story of love, regret and a restless search for answers. While the world is still counting the cost of the Second World War and the Iron Curtain has descended, young Roland Baines`s life is turned upside down. Stranded at boarding school, his vulnerability attracts his piano teacher, Miriam Cornell, leaving scars as well as a...

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Lessons: the new novel from the author of Atonement - Ian McEwan

<p>Lessons is an intimate yet universal story of love, regret and a restless search for answers. While the world is still counting the cost of the Second World War and the Iron Curtain has descended, young Roland Baines's life is turned upside down. Stranded at boarding school, his vulnerability attracts his piano teacher, Miriam Cornell, leaving scars as well as a ...

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World Atlas of Wine, 7th Edition

"Immense and beautiful - almost drinkable" -- Midweek, BBC Radio 4 "Simply superb work...buy it if you like wine at all." -- Victoria Moore, The Telegraph "If I owned only one wine book, it would be this one. And this edition, please." -- Andrew Jefford, Decanter Few wine books can be called classic but the first edition of The World Atlas of Wine made publishing history...

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Soul of the Deep - Bowen Natasha

Anotace: For fans of The Gilded Ones, Children of Blood and Bone, and Circe, this is the breathtaking follow-up to SKIN OF THE SEA - an epic love story infused with West African mythology and a powerful new imagining of a devastating time in history, told through the eyes of a bold and unforgettable heroine.One life. One choice. One sacrifice.To save those closest to her...

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Soul of the Deep - Natasha Bowen

<p>For fans of The Gilded Ones, Children of Blood and Bone, and Circe, this is the breathtaking follow-up to SKIN OF THE SEA - an epic love story infused with West African mythology and a powerful new imagining of a devastating time in history, told through the eyes of a bold and unforgettable heroine. One life. One choice. One sacrifice. To save those closest to ...

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The Naked Sun - Asimov Isaac

Anotace: Isaac Asimov`s ROBOT series - from the iconic collection I, ROBOT to four classic novels - contains some of the most influential works in the history of science fiction. Establishing and testing the THREE LAWS OF ROBOTICS, they continue to shape the understanding and design of artificial intelligence to this day.On the planet of Solaria, Spacers live in almost c...

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Supernatural : Meetings with the Ancient Teachers of Mankind - Hancock Graham

Anotace: "Supernatural: of or relating to things that cannot be explained according to natural laws."Less than 50,000 years ago mankind had no art, no religion, no sophisticated symbolism, no innovative thinking. Then, in a dramatic and electrifying change, described by scientists as "the greatest riddle in human history", all the skills and qualities that we value most ...

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Revival: Recolonization

Early Access Game Note: This Early Access game is not complete and may or may not change further. Set in a post-apoc version of Earth, Revival is a 4x strategy game where the world and its rules can change at key moments, creating a deep and highly replayable experience. Explore a transformed planet, negotiate or conquer new territories and bring the light of civilization...

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Story of B

"The Story of B combines Daniel Quinn's provocative and visionary ideas with a masterfully plotted story of adventure and suspense in this stunning, resonant novel that is sure to stay with readers long after they have finished the last page. Father Jared Osborne--bound by a centuries-old mandate held by his order to know before all others that the Antichrist is among us-...

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