The Plot To Save The World

Author : Brian Dumaine
Publisher : Crown Business
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Economic development
ISBN : 9780307406224

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The Plot to Save the Planet by Brian Dumaine Pdf

The Plot to Save the Planet is an illuminating and inspiring look at the "conspiracy" to make green technology the Silicon Valley of the twenty-first century. How is this new frontier being shaped? Brian Dumaine is your guide in this intriguing look into the very near future. You'll read about: * The savvy investors: Why Warren Buffett is investing heavily in wind power, and why John Doerr, the venture capitalist and early backer of Google, is saying that "green tech is bigger than the Internet and could be the biggest economic opportunity of the twenty-first century." * The cars of the future: The competitively priced plug-in hybrids that will get 60 miles to the gallon, and the battle being waged by fifteen start-ups competing to capture the electric car market. * The fuels without fossils: New sources of energy from plants that could capture a big chunk of the $300 billion U.S. wholesale gasoline market. * The corporate mavericks: Companies such as Duke Energy and GE, who are creating the low-carbon business models of the future, as well as cleaner ways to provide our power needs.

Author : Wade Rowland
Publisher : Toronto: Clarke, Irwin
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Nature
ISBN : WISC:89048112858

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The Plot to Save the World by Wade Rowland Pdf

Author : Andy Weir
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2022-10-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780593135228

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Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Pdf

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of The Martian, a lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this “propulsive” (Entertainment Weekly), cinematic thriller full of suspense, humor, and fascinating science—in development as a major motion picture starring Ryan Gosling. HUGO AWARD FINALIST • ONE OF THE YEAR’S BEST BOOKS: Bill Gates, GatesNotes, New York Public Library, Parade, Newsweek, Polygon, Shelf Awareness, She Reads, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal • “An epic story of redemption, discovery and cool speculative sci-fi.”—USA Today “If you loved The Martian, you’ll go crazy for Weir’s latest.”—The Washington Post Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission—and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn’t know that. He can’t even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he’s been asleep for a very, very long time. And he’s just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company. His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, Ryland realizes that an impossible task now confronts him. Hurtling through space on this tiny ship, it’s up to him to puzzle out an impossible scientific mystery—and conquer an extinction-level threat to our species. And with the clock ticking down and the nearest human being light-years away, he’s got to do it all alone. Or does he? An irresistible interstellar adventure as only Andy Weir could deliver, Project Hail Mary is a tale of discovery, speculation, and survival to rival The Martian—while taking us to places it never dreamed of going.

Author : Jessica Brody
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780399579752

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Save the Cat! Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody Pdf

The first novel-writing guide from the best-selling Save the Cat! story-structure series, which reveals the 15 essential plot points needed to make any novel a success. Novelist Jessica Brody presents a comprehensive story-structure guide for novelists that applies the famed Save the Cat! screenwriting methodology to the world of novel writing. Revealing the 15 "beats" (plot points) that comprise a successful story--from the opening image to the finale--this book lays out the Ten Story Genres (Monster in the House; Whydunit; Dude with a Problem) alongside quirky, original insights (Save the Cat; Shard of Glass) to help novelists craft a plot that will captivate--and a novel that will sell.

Author : Dominic Barker
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780747580744

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Blart by Dominic Barker Pdf

An epic and hilarious quest which reads like The Princess Bride meets Monty Python. Features a feisty princess, a disaffected dwarf, a soft-hearted warrior, a wise wizard and the very reluctant hero, Blart, himself.

Author : Claire Colebrook
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2023-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781496237163

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Who Would You Kill to Save the World? by Claire Colebrook Pdf

Who Would You Kill to Save the World? examines how postapocalyptic cinema uses images from the past and present to depict what it means to preserve the world—and who is left out of the narrative of rebuilding society. Claire Colebrook redefines “the world” as affluent Western society and “saving the world” as preventing us from becoming the othered them who are viewed in their suffering. Colebrook further examines how the use of postapocalyptic cinema is a humanist—Western, capitalist, colonizing, white, heteronormative, and individualist—creation and challenges the notion that a world built on foundations of exploitation is worth saving. Colebrook combines postapocalyptic fiction, concern over the global climate crisis, colonialism, and anti-Blackness to explain how contemporary postapocalypse blockbusters circulate ideas of whiteness and the right of the privileged to rebuild the world. Who Would You Kill to Save the World? is a provocative addition to the field of extinction studies and challenges the conceptual frames we use to define ourselves.

Author : Blake Snyder
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1615931716

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Save the Cat! by Blake Snyder Pdf

This ultimate insider's guide reveals the secrets that none dare admit, told by a show biz veteran who's proven that you can sell your script if you can save the cat!

Author : Maria Ivanova
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780262542104

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The Untold Story of the World's Leading Environmental Institution by Maria Ivanova Pdf

The past, present, and possible future of the agency designed to act as "the world's environmental conscience." The United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) was founded in 1972 as a nimble, fast, and flexible entity at the core of the UN system--a subsidiary body rather than a specialized agency. It was intended to be the world's environmental conscience, an anchor institution that established norms and researched policy, leaving it to other organizations to carry out its recommendations. In this book, Maria Ivanova offers a detailed account of UNEP's origin and history. Ivanova counters the common criticism that UNEP was deficient by design, arguing that UNEP has in fact delivered on much (though not all) of its mandate.

Author : J. Yinka Thomas
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781105050053

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How Not to Save the World by J. Yinka Thomas Pdf

"A futuristic, fast-paced thriller." - Joyce Allen, author of HANNAH'S HOUSE "A smart, sexy, first novel." - John Manuel, author of THE CANOEIST "A powerful story." - Caroline Adams Miller, co-author of CREATING YOUR BEST LIFE Remi Austin is a fundraiser for the African Peace Collaborative (APC), a conflict resolution nonprofit founded by her late mother. Frustrated by her inability to raise funds and faced with the imminent closure of the APC, Remi turns to a life of crime to keep her nonprofit afloat. From Sydney, to Tokyo, Geneva and Cape Town, Remi transforms from a fundraiser too shy to speak during staff meetings into a daring international art thief who must stop a war from breaking out and figure out how to save herself from a life behind bars. With the help of her best friend, a designer and inventor who creates gadget-packed gowns, Remi eludes a dashing insurance agent and a terrifying stalker, all while redistributing the wealth of the world, one work of art at a time.

Author : Sharon Cameron
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-13
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780545945226

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The Forgetting by Sharon Cameron Pdf

From beloved author of Rook comes a brilliant and genre-bending exploration of truth and memory, love and loss in this remarkable story of a civilization that undergoes a collective forgetting. What isn't written, isn't remembered. Even your crimes. Nadia lives in the city of Canaan, where life is safe and structured, hemmed in by white stone walls and no memory of what came before. But every twelve years the city descends into the bloody chaos of the Forgetting, a day of no remorse, when each person's memories -- of parents, children, love, life, and self -- are lost. Unless they have been written.In Canaan, your book is your truth and your identity, and Nadia knows exactly who hasn't written the truth. Because Nadia is the only person in Canaan who has never forgotten.But when Nadia begins to use her memories to solve the mysteries of Canaan, she discovers truths about herself and Gray, the handsome glassblower, that will change her world forever. As the anarchy of the Forgetting approaches, Nadia and Gray must stop an unseen enemy that threatens both their city and their own existence -- before the people can forget the truth. And before Gray can forget her.

Author : Victoria Foyt
Publisher : Sand Dollar Press Incorporated
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Bildungsromans
ISBN : 0983650322

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Revealing Eden by Victoria Foyt Pdf

A modern day Beauty and the Beast tale about a white skinned pearl in a world of dark skinned coals.

Author : Simone Schleper
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-12
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781789202991

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Planning for the Planet by Simone Schleper Pdf

During the 1960s and 1970s, rapidly growing environmental awareness and concern created unprecedented demand for ecological expertise and novel challenges for ecological advocacy groups such as the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). This book reveals how, despite their vast scientific knowledge and their attempts to incorporate socially relevant themes, IUCN experts inevitably struggled to make global schemes for nature conservation a central concern for UNESCO, UNEP and other intergovernmental organizations.

Author : Ian Shirley
Publisher : SAF Publishing Ltd
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0946719802

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Can Rock & Roll Save the World? by Ian Shirley Pdf

Discusses the history of rock and roll music in the comic book industry.

Author : Edward Ross Dickinson
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520285552

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The World in the Long Twentieth Century by Edward Ross Dickinson Pdf

The biological transformation of modern times -- The foundations of the modern global economy -- Reorganizing the global economy -- Localization and globalization -- The great explosion -- New world (dis)order -- High modernity -- Revolt and refusal -- Transformative modernity -- Democracy and capitalism triumphant

Author : Dan Kovalik
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781510745018

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The Plot to Control the World by Dan Kovalik Pdf

Russia’s foreign policy is following the lead of the United States. As politicos and pundits wring their hands about alleged Russian collusion and meddling in the 2016 US presidential elections, Dan Kovalik reminds us that the US has been meddling in other countries’ elections and democratic processes for decades, and with terrible results. While the US holds itself out as a beacon of democracy and freedom in the world, the US’s actions stray quite far from this pretense. From Vietnam in the 1950s, when the US blocked elections which would have allowed the Vietnamese people to vote for a unified country and for their own president, to the overthrow of democratic governments in Iran and Guatemala and the consequent installation of brutal regimes which killed tens of thousands, the US has undermined democracies in ways which make the alleged Russian “meddling” (the sum total of which involve claims of social media posts and computer hacking) look like mere child’s play. The Plot to Control the World details these instances of US interference and other instances of meddling in other countries’ democratic processes, such as in Nicaragua, Haiti, Venezuela, Greece, the Congo, Honduras, and even in Russia in the very recent past. These examples put the current allegations against Vladimir Putin and Russia into historical context and challenge the reader to consider that, if the US does not want other countries to interfere in its elections, it may be high time for the US to stop its interference in other countries around the world.