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Fifty Degrees Below
by Kim Stanley Robinson
ISBN: 0553803123
ISBN-13: 9780553803129
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
The effects of global warming continue to worsen in this second of a trilogy of near-future environmental thrillers. In FORTY DAYS OF RAIN, flood was the primary danger, causing widespread devastation to Washington, D.C. Now, the melting of the polar ice caps overwhelms the Gulf Stream, resulting in substantial drops in temperature and heralding the dawn of a new Ice Age. Dr. Frank Vanderwal of the National Science Foundation battles government mismanagement and petty politics while he and his fellow scientists seek for some way to get the climate back on track.
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"[F]ast-paced and exciting....[A] fascinating speculation about our ecological future, and the steps we could be taking to repair the world for future generations."
-- Kirkus
"This ecological disaster tale is guaranteed to anger political and economic conservatives of every stripe, but it provides perhaps the most realistic portrayal ever created of the environmental changes that are already occurring on our planet. It should be required reading for anyone concerned about our world's future." (starred review)
-- Publishers Weekly
"[A]droitly combines the fetish for detailed scientific knowledge of a Jules Verne with the relish for cataloguing contemporary mores of a Tom Wolfe....[A] useful cognitive map to the causes and dangers of, and possible solutions for, global warming. [An] entertaining, often moving and always instructive book." -- Michael T. Saler
-- Times Literary Supplement
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group
Published date: 2005
Size: 6.5 x 9.75 inches
Weight: 1.55 pounds
Pages: 405
Publisher's Notes
In the sequel to Forty Signs of Rain, after years of denial and non-action, a near-future Earth faces a crossroad when it is threatened with the dire implications and perils of global warming, an environmental crisis that ironically could unleash a devastating Ice Age on the planet.
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Fifty Degrees Below
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Robinson, Kim Stanley
New York: Bantam, (2005.) . First printing. . Near fine in near fine dust jacket. . A title in his trilogy of eco-thrillers, set in the near future in a world beseiged by drastic climatic change. 405 pp. ( more information)
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Robinson, Kim Stanley
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New York: Bantam Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2005. 1st Trade Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0553803123 . Cover Art; Spine ends & corners of book cover have a bit of very light bumping & rubbing. White paper covered boards have a white paper spine with silver gilt lettering. Text pages are clean & bright. Endpapers are a plain off-white color. Spine ends & corners of dust jacket have a bit of very light bumping & rubbing. Overall, a nice bright copy. "Set in our nation's capital, here is a chillingly realistic tale of people caught in the collision of science, technology, and the consequences of global warming - which could trigger another phenomenon: abrupt climate change, resulting in temperatures... Fifty degrees Below." . ( more information)
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Robinson, Kim Stanley
New York: Bantam Dell, 2005. First edition - first printing. Pristine condition. New & unread. Signed by Kim Stanley Robinson on the title page. Collectible. Brodart. Giftworthy. ''Kim Stanley Robinson continues his groundbreaking trilogy of eco-thrillers and propels us deeper into the awesome whirlwind of climatic change. Set in our nation’s capital, here is a chillingly realistic tale of people caught in the collision of science, technology, and the consequences of global warming which could trigger another phenomenon: abrupt climate change, resulting in temperatures...When the storm got bad, scientist Frank Vanderwal was at work, formalizing his return to the National Science Foundation for another year. He’d left the building just in time to help sandbag at Arlington Cemetery. Now that the torrent was over, large chunks of San Diego had eroded into the sea, and D.C. was underwater. Shallow lakes occupied the most famous parts of the city. Reagan Airport was awash and the Potomac had spilled beyond its banks. Rescue boats dotted the saturated cityscape. Everything Frank and his colleagues in the halls of science and politics feared had culminated in this massive disaster. And now the world looked to them to fix it. Whatever Frank can do, now that he is homeless, he’ll have to do from his car. He’s not averse to sleeping outdoors. Years of research have made him hyperaware of his status as just another primate. That plus his encounter with a Tibetan Buddhist has left him resolved to live a more authentic life. Hopefully, this will prepare him for whatever is to come....For even as D.C. bails out from the flood, a more extreme climate change looms. With the melting of the polar ice caps shutting down the warm waters of the Gulf Stream, another Ice Age could be imminent. The last time it happened, eleven thousand years ago, it took just three years to start. Once again Kim Stanley Robinson uses his remarkable vision, trademark wry wit, and extraordinary insight into the complexity between man.... Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information)
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