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Our final hour
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Martin J. Rees |
Bolstered by unassailable science and delivered in eloquent style, Our Final Hour's provocative argument that humanity has a mere 5050 chance of surviving the next century has struck a chord with rea… |
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The third man factor
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John Geiger |
The third man factor is a riveting scientific and historical analysis of an extraordinary idea: that people at the very edge of death, often adventurers or explorers, sense an incorporeal being besid… |
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Catastrophes naturelles
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Claire Watts |
Présentation des catastrophes naturelles les plus récentes comme le tsunami de décembre 2004, le tremblement de terre qui dévasta la ville de Bam en Iran en décembre 2003 ou encore le cyclone Katrina… |
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Planning for the unplanned
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Aseem Inam |
How do cities plan for the unplanned? Do cities plan for recovery from every possible sudden shock? How does one prepare a plan for the recovery after a tragedy, like the September 11, 2001 terrorist… |
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The Shock Doctrine
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Naomi Klein |
**The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism** is a 2007 book by the Canadian author and social activist Naomi Klein. In the book, Klein argues that neoliberal free market policies (as advoc… |
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