From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Termination Shock and Cryptonomicon, the first installment in a monumental new seriesan expansive historical epic of intrigue and international espionage, presaging the da...Lasīt vairāk
Examining contemporary literary depictions of environmental disasters through a NorthSouth axis, this book explores the resonances and dissonances between environmentalisms of marginalized communities in the U.S. and the global South. ...Lasīt vairāk
An exploration of diverse art practices that attempt to offer new ways of understanding and being in the world. Contemporary art has a complex relationship with crisis. On the one hand, art can draw us toward apocalypse: it charts unfo...Lasīt vairāk
Blanchot, Ecology and Contemporary Fiction: The Thought of the Disaster delves into Maurice Blanchots enigmatic, and deeply influential, notion of the disaster a term Blanchot famously refuses to define. By exploring the novels of Jon McGre...Lasīt vairāk
Happening in a variety of ways and oftentimes being deadly, natural disasters are both fascinating and intimidating to learn aboutand you may have already witnessed one for yourself. In this volume, readers delve into the causes and effects of vario...Lasīt vairāk
Happening in a variety of ways and oftentimes being deadly, natural disasters are both fascinating and intimidating to learn aboutand you may have already witnessed one for yourself. In this volume, readers delve into the causes and effects of vario...Lasīt vairāk
Machine Learning in Geohazard Risk Prediction and Assessment: From Microscale Analysis to Regional Mapping presents an overview of the most recent developments in machine learning techniques that have reshaped our understanding of geo-material...Lasīt vairāk
This book marks a significant contribution to the development of queer disaster studies - exploring how disaster-related experiences and needs of sexual and gender diverse (LGBTIQA+) people manifest and differ across national, cultural, and region...Lasīt vairāk
From the financial crash to the climate emergency and Covid- 19, this book demonstrates that recent crises have had unequal impacts, they require a heterodox approach to economics for their understanding, and new ways of thinking are needed to addres...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 24-Jun-2025, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: Little Brown and Company, ISBN-13: 9781538721940)
The Shadows last adventure is also his, Maddys, and Margos most dangerous. For over 150 years, Lamont Cranston has possessed an array of mental and physical powers. As the Shadow, Cranstona New York society-man-turned-crusade...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 24-Jun-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Little Brown and Company, ISBN-13: 9781538721957)
One of Americas iconic thriller heroes recruits his lasting love, Margo Lane, and his great-great-granddaughter, Maddy Gomes, to join an international investigation. One of Americas iconic thriller heroes recruits his la...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 24-Jun-2025, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: Little Brown and Company, ISBN-13: 9780316584647)
One of Americas iconic thriller heroes recruits his lasting love, Margo Lane, and his great-great-granddaughter, Maddy Gomes, to join an international investigation. For over 150 years, Lamont Cranston, and his alt...Lasīt vairāk
Being a Crisis Chaplain delivers the essential elements of crisis chaplaincy, outlining the process of responding to crises with clarity and compassion. Drawing from real-world experiences and research, this is a concise but comprehensive t...Lasīt vairāk
Responding to the global state of permacrisis, this book explores the relationship between applied theatre and disaster. For millennia communities have learnt to live alongside disaster through their arts making. Building on the basis of this ancest...Lasīt vairāk
Responding to the global state of permacrisis, this book explores the relationship between applied theatre and disaster. It will be important to researchers and postgraduate students in applied theatre and disaster research in the social sciences,...Lasīt vairāk
Strong winds, heavy rainfall and huge waves are all dangers of hurricanes. Their force affects not only people, but also the environment. Trees in mangrove forests can die. Animals homes and nesting areas can be destroyed. Some animals can even be c...Lasīt vairāk
Just one spark can cause a devastating wildfire. Entire neighbourhoods can quickly be destroyed. Besides the impact on people, the environment also suffers. Ash can pollute air and water sources. Animals can be killed or displaced. After a wildfire,...Lasīt vairāk
