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With Speed and Violence : Why Scientists Fear Tipping Points in Climate Change
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With Speed and Violence : Why Scientists Fear Tipping Points in Climate Change Paperback - 2008

by Pearce, Fred

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As Pearce began work on this book, normally cautious scientists beat a path to his door to tell him about their fears and their latest findings. Now he presents this up-to-date and readable book about the growing evidence for global warming and the large climatic effects it may unleash.

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  • Title With Speed and Violence : Why Scientists Fear Tipping Points in Climate Change
  • Author Pearce, Fred
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st Edition(PB)
  • Condition New
  • Pages 312
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Beacon Press, Boston, MA
  • Date 2008-03-01
  • Features Glossary, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 16229978-75
  • ISBN 9780807085776 / 0807085774
  • Weight 1.01 lbs (0.46 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6.3 x 0.81 in (22.86 x 16.00 x 2.06 cm)
  • Themes
    • Topical: Ecology
  • Library of Congress subjects Climatic changes, Climatic changes - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006019901
  • Dewey Decimal Code 551.6

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Well-documented and terrifying review of the scientific evidence supporting claims that Earth teeters on the edge of a climatic precipice . . . Important reading for policymakers, climate-change skeptics and anyone planning a future beyond the next decade. —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"[Pearce's] grasp of [scientists'] work is exceptional. What's more, he has a talent for explaining science in terms understandable to the nonscientist . . . This enjoyable read was difficult to put down." —Library Journal, starred review

"If you want to quickly get up to date on climate change and its consequences, I recommend With Speed and Violence. If you can read only one book on climate change, this is it."—Lester Brown, president, Earth Policy Institute

About the author

Fred Pearce is an award-winning author and journalist based in London. He has reported on environmental, science, and development issues from 85 countries over the past 20 years. An environment consultant at New Scientist magazine since 1992, he also writes regularly for the Guardian newspaper and Yale University's prestigious e360 website. Pearce was voted UK Environment Journalist of the Year in 2001 and CGIAR agricultural research journalist of the year in 2002, and he won a lifetime achievement award from the Association of British Science Writers in 2011. His many books include Falllout, With Speed and Violence, Confessions of an Eco-Sinner, The Coming Population Crash, and The Land Grabbers.

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