In 2393, a historian of the Second People's Republic of China reviews the "Penumbral Age" (1988-2093), when politicians, corporations, and scientists ignored the statistical significance of climate disaster. Carbon dioxide warming the planet, deadly summer heat and fires, and th…
In 2393, a historian of the Second People's Republic of China reviews the "Penumbral Age" (1988-2093), when politicians, corporations, and scientists ignored the statistical significance of climate disaster. Carbon dioxide warming the planet, deadly summer heat and fires, and th…
Recounts the sixth-century events and circumstances that led to the fall of the Roman Empire.
"What cause the fall of Rome? Since Gibbon's day scholars have hotly debated the question and come up with answers ranging from blood poisoning to rampant immorality and excessive bureaucratization. In recent years, however, the most likely explanation has been neglected: was it…
"Ein mit Kontrasteffekten glänzend operierendes Riesenfresko, dessen Figuren sich mir, gewiss nicht zufällig, am stärksten eingeprägt haben." Marcel Reich-Ranicki Felix Dahn, 1834 in Hamburg geboren, aber in München aufgewachsen, war Jurist, Historiker und Schriftsteller und als…