Dark Futures

Author : Brandy Danner
Publisher : VOYA Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 161751005X

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Dark Futures is the only guide you need to connect teens with dystopian, apocalyptic, and post-apocalyptic books and media. Complete with plot summaries, dystopian and apocalyptic elements, 30-second booktalks, read-alike lists, and recommended audiences, this guide offers books, graphic novels, and movies for teen audiences that love The Hunger Games. Great for reader's advisory, booktalking, and collection development, Dark Futures belongs in your reader's advisory collection.

Author : Russell Blackford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:679761823

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Dark Futures by Russell Blackford Pdf

Author : McKenzie, Jordan,Patulny, Roger
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781529214567

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Dystopian Emotions by McKenzie, Jordan,Patulny, Roger Pdf

As nations reel from the effects of poverty, inequality, climate change and the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, it feels as though the world has entered a period characterized by pessimism, cynicism and anxiety. This edited collection challenges individualized understandings of emotion, revealing how they relate to cultural, economic and political realities in difficult times. Combining numerous empirical studies and theoretical developments from around the world, the diverse contributors explore how dystopian visions of the future influence, and are influenced by, the emotions of an anxious and precarious present. This is an original investigation into the changing landscape of emotion in dark and uncertain times.

Author : Craig Thomas Blake
Publisher : WingSpan Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1636830137

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Dark Futures by Craig Thomas Blake Pdf

Scientists Jeff McGregor and Mackenzie Randall are partners in the firm Systems of Sentience, LLC, housing CETCOS II, a quantum computer-enabled telepathic device which affords the ability not only to travel in time but also into other dimensions. At the outset of the story, a past acquaintance from one of those dimensions informs them that a mutant form of the COVID-19 virus has obliterated the populace of yet another world with the implication that it must be restricted to that world or other worlds will suffer the consequences. No sooner than this is learned, a unit of the FBI arrives on the scene to take over custodianship of CETCOS II. Unfortunately, a sinister criminal organization steals CETCOS II away from that agency setting in motion a series of events leading up to an ultimatum to President Preston Saunders: release 23 prisoners and pay the organization one billion dollars or the mutant virus will be released into our world. The intriguing story which follows has McGregor and Randall attempting to outmaneuver a gang bent on taking over not only our own world but several others in the bargain.

Author : Jack Yeovil
Publisher : Black Library
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Science fiction
ISBN : 1844162362

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Demon Download by Jack Yeovil Pdf

Vatican hitwoman Sister Chantal is drawn to the American midwest in her hunt for an insidious demon cult. But even she never expects a sinister plot involving a living computer virus, a possessed U.S. Cavalry cruiser, and a desert outpost commanded by a maniac. Original.

Author : Nikolas Badminton
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2023-02-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781399400244

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Facing Our Futures by Nikolas Badminton Pdf

A fascinating insight into how professionals and businesses can develop their foresight and strategy to ensure that they are prepared for an unpredictable future. Businesses, organizations and society-at-large are all subject to unforeseeable events and incidents that often have a dramatic impact upon prosperity and profit. Due to their unpredictable nature, business leaders and executive teams are unable to prepare for these specific events. But, through innovation, strategizing and an open-minded approach, they can restructure their organization and practices in order to mitigate (or even take advantage of) the impact of such events. In Facing Our Futures, Nikolas Badminton draws upon his decades of experience as a consultant and futurist to provide readers with the skillset and outlook they need to prepare their organization, team and themselves for whatever obstacles the future may hold. CEOs, executive teams, government leaders and policy makers need to gain a broader perspective and a firmer grasp on how their relevant industry, society or community is evolving and changing. Once they have acquired this foresight, they need to then discover how to fully harness it – by strengthening their foundations, forecasting and establishing a resilient and adaptable strategy. Facing Our Futures acts as a primer on the value of seeing how bad things can get and the power in imagining these futures. It also provides a proven strategic planning and foresight methodology - the Positive Dystopia Canvas (PDC) - that allows leaders to supercharge their teams to build evocative visions of futures that strengthen planning today.

Author : Russell Blackford
Publisher : iBooks
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Artificial intelligence
ISBN : 0743445112

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Dark Futures by Russell Blackford Pdf

After the events of "Terminator 2: Judgment Day, " Sarah Connor and her son, John, think they've altered the timeline so that neither the artificially intelligent satellite SkyNet nor its Terminator killing machines can ever be created. So why are they being hunted by yet another Terminator that's traveled back in time to ensure that John never grows up to be the charismatic leader of the few humans who survived Judgment Day? (August)

Author : Jason Sizemore
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2010-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0982619723

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Dark Futures by Jason Sizemore Pdf

"Hold onto your head! Editor Jason Sizemore loads a shotgun with futuristic stories, puts the barrel against your brain and pulls the trigger... Standouts in this sf anthology include James Reilly's Terra Tango 3, Jennifer Pelland's Personal Jesus, and Michele Lee's Meat World. These stories are cutthroat, sinister, sometimes lonely and always disturbing." -Jeff Carlson, international bestselling author of Plague Zone The future is dark. So dark it takes the light of these bright stars to envision seventeen dystopian views. Edited by Jason Sizemore this volume includes work from: Alethea Kontis & Kelli Dunlap, Geoffrey Girard, Elaine Blose, Robby Sparks, Gene O'Neill, Angeline Hawkes, Aliette de Bdard, James Reilly, Gil Ainsworth, Maggie Slater, Glenn Lewis Gillette, Sara Harvey, Natania Barron, Paul Jessup, Deb Taber, Maurice Broaddus, and Ekaterina Sedia.

Author : Kimberly Drew,Jenna Wortham
Publisher : One World
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780399181153

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Black Futures by Kimberly Drew,Jenna Wortham Pdf

“A literary experience unlike any I’ve had in recent memory . . . a blueprint for this moment and the next, for where Black folks have been and where they might be going.”—The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice) What does it mean to be Black and alive right now? Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham have brought together this collection of work—images, photos, essays, memes, dialogues, recipes, tweets, poetry, and more—to tell the story of the radical, imaginative, provocative, and gorgeous world that Black creators are bringing forth today. The book presents a succession of startling and beautiful pieces that generate an entrancing rhythm: Readers will go from conversations with activists and academics to memes and Instagram posts, from powerful essays to dazzling paintings and insightful infographics. In answering the question of what it means to be Black and alive, Black Futures opens a prismatic vision of possibility for every reader.

Author : Brandy Danner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1617510157

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Dark Futures by Brandy Danner Pdf

Author : Anna Pitoniak
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2017-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781405927468

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The Futures by Anna Pitoniak Pdf

*A completely original, heartwarming and unforgettable love story* Evan and Julia are in love. In love with each other, in love with New York. New York is where they plan to build the life they've dreamt about. New York is where Evan will be drawn into the high stakes of finance, right before the crash. New York is where Julia, shut out of Evan's new world, will turn to someone from her past. They'll take chances and make mistakes in pursuit of their futures. But will New York bring them together, or tear them apart? 'An emotional page-turner' Cosmopolitan 'A story that feels familiar yet wholly original, like every heartbreak ever' Marie Claire 'I absolutely loved it' Jane Fallon

Author : James Bridle
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781786635488

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New Dark Age by James Bridle Pdf

“New Dark Age is among the most unsettling and illuminating books I’ve read about the Internet, which is to say that it is among the most unsettling and illuminating books I’ve read about contemporary life.” – New Yorker As the world around us increases in technological complexity, our understanding of it diminishes. Underlying this trend is a single idea: the belief that our existence is understandable through computation, and more data is enough to help us build a better world. In reality, we are lost in a sea of information, increasingly divided by fundamentalism, simplistic narratives, conspiracy theories, and post-factual politics. Meanwhile, those in power use our lack of understanding to further their own interests. Despite the apparent accessibility of information, we’re living in a new Dark Age. From rogue financial systems to shopping algorithms, from artificial intelligence to state secrecy, we no longer understand how our world is governed or presented to us. The media is filled with unverifiable speculation, much of it generated by anonymous software, while companies dominate their employees through surveillance and the threat of automation. In his brilliant new work, leading artist and writer James Bridle surveys the history of art, technology, and information systems, and reveals the dark clouds that gather over our dreams of the digital sublime.

Author : Rita Schulz,Russ Crossley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1927621747

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Dark Futures by Rita Schulz,Russ Crossley Pdf

During these times of worldwide pandemics and economic uncertainty humanity is facing its biggest challenge.In this collection two talented authors share their stories that speculate what the end of the world might look like.Overpopulation, environmental disasters, giant asteroids, alien invasion, any of these may result in the end of the human race on this planet.Meet a secret agent on a dangerous and possibly suicidal mission, a desperate Tsar in an alternate reality, a 200-year-old vampire threatened with extinction in a bleak future, a woman and her husband desperate to escape a tidal wave after a giant meteor strikes the Earth, and watch humanity defend itself against alien invaders. All these tales and more about humans much like us struggling to survive a dark and foreboding future.53rd Street publishing offers this collection as a warning of what might be if we don't take steps now to protect the human race for us all.

Author : Benjamin Heber Johnson
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2017-04-04
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780300227765

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Escaping the Dark, Gray City by Benjamin Heber Johnson Pdf

A compelling and long-overdue exploration of the Progressive-era conservation movement, and its lasting effects on American culture, politics, and contemporary environmentalism The turn of the twentieth century caught America at a crossroads, shaking the dust from a bygone era and hurtling toward the promises of modernity. Factories, railroads, banks, and oil fields—all reshaped the American landscape and people. In the gulf between growing wealth and the ills of an urbanizing nation, the spirit of Progressivism emerged. Promising a return to democracy and a check on concentrated wealth, Progressives confronted this changing relationship to the environment—not only in the countryside but also in dense industrial cities and leafy suburbs. Drawing on extensive work in urban history and Progressive politics, Benjamin Heber Johnson weaves together environmental history, material culture, and politics to reveal the successes and failures of the conservation movement and its lasting legacy. By following the efforts of a broad range of people and groups—women’s clubs, labor advocates, architects, and politicians—Johnson shows how conservation embodied the ideals of Progressivism, ultimately becoming one of its most important legacies.

Author : Roman Peperhove,Karlheinz Steinmüller,Hans-Liudger Dienel
Publisher : Springer
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783658250744

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Envisioning Uncertain Futures by Roman Peperhove,Karlheinz Steinmüller,Hans-Liudger Dienel Pdf

This book contains a collection of projects and scenarios dealing with new risks from emerging technologies, future peace keeping operations, and water distribution issues by combining analysis with dialogue. Special attention is paid to the methodology of narrative scenarios, and the role of imagination in the generation of these scenarios. Appearing as short stories, narrative scenarios include a great amount of explicit and implicit knowledge and they need story telling skills to become consistent, coherent as well as compelling and convincing pictures of the future.