Barnosky, Anthony D.:Heatstroke: Nature in an Age of Global Warming
- signiertes Exemplar 2022, ISBN: 9781597261975
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Circa [1930s]., [1930s].. Very good.. - A 2 inch high by 3 inch wide card is inscribed in ink "Dear Miss Bowen / with pleasure" and signed "Frank Sullivan". The card is very lightly fox… Mehr…
Circa [1930s]., [1930s].. Very good.. - A 2 inch high by 3 inch wide card is inscribed in ink "Dear Miss Bowen / with pleasure" and signed "Frank Sullivan". The card is very lightly foxed. Very good. American humorist Frank Sullivan [1892-1976], born in Saratoga Springs, N. Y., worked for The Saratogian newspaper until he was drafted in 1917. After his discharge he moved to New York City and worked as a reporter and feature writer. He is best remembered as the creator of "Mr. Arbuthnot the Cliche Expert". In one story, asked what he did for exercise, Mr. Arbuthnot replied: "I keep the wolf from the door, let the cat out of the bag, take the bull by the horns, count my chickens before they are hatched and see that the horse isn't put behind the cart or stolen before I lock the barn door.", Circa [1930s]., 3, "This ghost story is a perfect example of new wave horror that will also satisfy fans of classic Stephen King." Silvia Moreno-Garcia, author of The Daughter of Doctor Moreau and Mexican GothicErika T. Wurth's White Horse is a gritty, vibrant debut novel about an Indigenous woman who must face her past when she discovers a bracelet haunted by her mother's spirit.Some people are haunted in more ways than oneKari James, Urban Native, is a fan of heavy metal, ripped jeans, Stephen King novels, and dive bars. She spends most of her time at her favorite spot in Denver, a bar called White Horse. There, she tries her best to ignore her past and the questions surrounding her mother who abandoned her when she was just two years old.But soon after her cousin Debby brings her a traditional bracelet that once belonged to Kari's mother, Kari starts seeing disturbing visions of her mother and a mysterious creature. When the visions refuse to go away, Kari must uncover what really happened to her mother all those years ago. Her father, permanently disabled from a car crash, can't help her. Her Auntie Squeaker seems to know something but isn't eager to give it all up at once. Debby's anxious to help, but her controlling husband keeps getting in the way.Kari's journey toward a truth long denied by both her family and law enforcement forces her to confront her dysfunctional relationships, thoughts about a friend she lost in childhood, and her desire for the one thing she's always wanted but could never have, Flatiron Books, 3, "A powerful family and a deadly game. Be prepared for a nail-biting, roller-coaster of a ride in Catherine Steadman's classy and ingenious new thriller."B. A. Paris, New York Times bestselling author of Behind Closed DoorsFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Something in the Water, Mr. Nobody, and The Disappearing Act. . . .THE RULES1. Listen carefully2. Do your research3. Trust no one4. Run for your lifeHarriet Reed, a novelist on the brink of literary stardom, is newly engaged to Edward Holbeck, the heir of an extremely powerful family. And even though Edward has long tried to severe ties with them, news of the couple's marital bliss has the Holbecks inching back into their lives.As Harriet is drawn into their lavish world, the family seems perfectly welcoming. So when Edward's father, Robert, hands Harriet a tape of a book he's been working on, she is desperate to listen.But as she presses play, it's clear that this isn't just a novel. It's a confession.A confession to a grisly crime. A murder. And, suddenly, the game is in motion.Feeling isolated and confused, Harriet must work out if this is part of a plan to test her loyalty. Or something far darker. What is it that Robert sees in her? Why give her the power to destroy everything?This might be a game to the Holbeck familybut losing might still prove deadly.READY OR NOT, HERE THEY COME . . ., Penguin Random House, 2022, 3, Washington DC: Island Press / Shearwater Books, 2009. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Apart from a neat ownership inscription on the front end paper, the book is as new. Shearwater Books is a tracdemark of The Center for Resource Economics. xiii 269 pages, indexed. "How is wildlife adapting to climate change? In 2006, one of the hottest years on record, a 'pizzly' was discovered near the top of the world. Half polar bear, half grizzly, this never-before-seen animal might be dismissed as a fluke of nature. Anthony Barnosky instead sees it as a harbinger of things to come. In "Heatstroke", the renowned paleoecologist shows how global warming is fundamentally changing the natural world and its creatures. While melting ice may have helped produce the pizzly, climate change is more likely to wipe out species than to create them. Plants and animals that have followed the same rhythms for millennia are suddenly being confronted with a world they're unprepared for - and adaptation usually isn't an option. This is not the first time climate change has dramatically transformed Earth. Barnosky draws connections between the coming centuries and the end of the last ice age, when mass extinctions swept the planet. The differences now are that climate change is faster and hotter than past changes, and for the first time humanity is driving it. Which means this time we can work to stop it. No one knows exactly what nature will come to look like in this new age of global warming. But "Heatstroke" gives us a haunting portrait of what we stand to lose and the vitality of what can be saved." (Publisher's blurb), Island Press / Shearwater Books, 2009, 4<
