| Authors: |
Childs, Craig, 1967-
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| Material type: |
Book |
| Subject: |
Earth (Planet) -- History -- Popular works.
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| Language: |
English |
| Publisher: |
New York : Pantheon Books, c2012. |
| Description: |
xvii, 343 p. ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780307379092 0307379094 |
| Notes: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents: |
Deserts consume -- Ice collapses -- Seas rise -- Civilizations fall -- Cold returns -- Species vanish -- Mountains move -- Cataclysm strikes -- Seas boil. |
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| Summary: |
Discusses the Earth's inherent instability and susceptibility toward violent natural disasters and climate extremes, challenging beliefs about apocalyptic inevitabilities while revealing how to change humanity's place within the planet's cycles. |