{"product_id":"termination-shock-9780063028050","title":"Termination Shock","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeal Stephenson's sweeping, prescient new novel transports readers to a near-future world in which the greenhouse effect has inexorably resulted in a whirling-dervish troposphere of superstorms, rising sea levels, global flooding, merciless heat waves, and virulent, deadly pandemics.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne man - visionary billionaire restaurant chain magnate T. R. Schmidt, Ph.D. - has a Big Idea for reversing global warming, a master plan perhaps best described as \"elemental.\" But will it work? And just as important, what are the consequences for the planet and all of humanity should it be applied?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRanging from the Texas heartland to the Dutch royal palace in the Hague, from the snow-capped peaks of the Himalayas to the sunbaked Chihuahuan Desert, \u003cem\u003eTermination Shock \u003c\/em\u003ebrings together a disparate group of characters from different cultures and continents who grapple with the real-life repercussions of global warming. Ultimately, it asks the question: Might the cure be worse than the disease? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpic in scope while heartbreakingly human in perspective, \u003cem\u003eTermination Shock\u003c\/em\u003e sounds a clarion alarm, ponders potential solutions and dire risks, and wraps it all together in an exhilarating, witty, mind-expanding speculative adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/16\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063028050\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 720\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Neal Stephenson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41262034944181,"sku":"9780063028050","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_941a0f21-36a5-4509-bb5d-457b03ec4dd7.jpg?v=1634653882","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/termination-shock-9780063028050","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}