A harrowing but ultimately hopeful vision of the aftermath of the age of oil.
"The Long Descent follows our present industrial society down the same well-worn path that has led other civilizations into decline. John Michael Greer explains that this path involves a much slower and more complex transformation than the sudden catastrophes imagined by so many…
Americans are expressing deep concern about U.S. dependence on petroleum, rising energy prices, and the threat of climate change. Greer examines the basis of such fear through three core themes: Industrial society is following the same well-worn path that has led other civilizat…
Americans are expressing deep concern about U.S. dependence on petroleum, rising energy prices, and the threat of climate change. Greer examines the basis of such fear through three core themes: Industrial society is following the same well-worn path that has led other civilizat…
Americans are expressing deep concern about U.S. dependence on petroleum, rising energy prices, and the threat of climate change. Greer examines the basis of such fear through three core themes: Industrial society is following the same well-worn path that has led other civilizat…
World authority on astrophysics, Sir Martin Rees, takes us on a journey through all the things which could wipe out mankind in the near future. From asteroids to disease to scientific discoveries gone wrong (from nanobots to the large Hadron collider) these are scenarios from di…
In 'Our Final Century' Professor Rees tells us we may be on the verge of destroying the planet. The threats he discusses include genetically engineered viruses, nanotechnology and pollution-induced environmental catastrophe, concepts which will be familiar to most readers of pop…
In 'Our Final Century' Professor Rees tells us we may be on the verge of destroying the planet. The threats he discusses include genetically engineered viruses, nanotechnology and pollution-induced environmental catastrophe, concepts which will be familiar to most readers of pop…
