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Spare Parts

A Global History of a Modern Problem, 1940–1980

by Philip Scranton ...

Series series Hagley Library Studies in Business, Technology, and Politics
How repair components of machines reconstructed the distribution networks that connected production to consumption globally.When machines break, entire systems are exposed. Spare Parts tells the global history of replacement components and shows how their absence—or abundance—has shaped warfare, industry, and everyday life in the twentieth century. Philip Scranton traces the production, ... Read more

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How repair components of machines reconstructed the distribution networks that connected production to consumption globally.When machines break, entire systems are exposed. Spare Parts tells the global history of replacement components and shows how their absence—or abundance—has shaped warfare, industry, and everyday life in the twentieth century. Philip Scranton traces the production,
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Impasse

Climate Change and the Limits of Progress

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A Next Big Idea Club "Must Read" for August 2025!We need a new realism in the face of global climate catastrophe.Extreme heat, fires, floods, and storms are transforming our planet. Yet instead of serious responses from world leaders, we get increasing emissions, divisive politics, and ersatz solutions that offer more of the same: more capitalism, more complexity, more "progress."The impasse we ... Read more

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A Next Big Idea Club "Must Read" for August 2025!We need a new realism in the face of global climate catastrophe.Extreme heat, fires, floods, and storms are transforming our planet. Yet instead of serious responses from world leaders, we get increasing emissions, divisive politics, and ersatz solutions that offer more of the same: more capitalism, more complexity, more "progress."The impasse we
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Impasse

Climate Change and the Limits of Progress

by Roy Scranton ...

Narrated by Paul Heitsch ...

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11 hours 29 min

A Next Big Idea Club "Must Read" for August 2025!Extreme heat, fires, floods, and storms are transforming our planet. Yet we get increasing emissions, divisive politics, and ersatz solutions that offer more of the same: more capitalism, more complexity, more "progress."The impasse we face is not only political and institutional, but cognitive, existential, and narrative. We're incapable of ... Read more

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A Next Big Idea Club "Must Read" for August 2025!Extreme heat, fires, floods, and storms are transforming our planet. Yet we get increasing emissions, divisive politics, and ersatz solutions that offer more of the same: more capitalism, more complexity, more "progress."The impasse we face is not only political and institutional, but cognitive, existential, and narrative. We're incapable of
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The Velikovsky Heresies

Worlds in Collision and Ancient Catastrophes Revisited

by Laird Scranton ...

A reexamination of Immanuel Velikovsky’s controversial Venus theories in light of new astronomical and archaeological findings• Provides new evidence from recent space probe missions to support Velikovsky’s theories on the formation of Venus• Presents recently translated ancient texts from China, Korea, and Japan that uphold the cometlike descriptions of Venus cited by Velikovsky• Examines ... Read more

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A reexamination of Immanuel Velikovsky’s controversial Venus theories in light of new astronomical and archaeological findings• Provides new evidence from recent space probe missions to support Velikovsky’s theories on the formation of Venus• Presents recently translated ancient texts from China, Korea, and Japan that uphold the cometlike descriptions of Venus cited by Velikovsky• Examines
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The Mystery of Skara Brae

Neolithic Scotland and the Origins of Ancient Egypt

by Laird Scranton ...

An investigation of the origins of the Neolithic farming village on Orkney Island• Reveals the striking similarities between Skara Brae and the traditions of pre-dynastic ancient Egypt as preserved by the Dogon people of Mali• Explains how megalithic stone sites near Skara Brae conform to Dogon cosmology• Examines the similarities between Skara Brae and Gobekli Tepe and how Skara Brae may have ... Read more

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An investigation of the origins of the Neolithic farming village on Orkney Island• Reveals the striking similarities between Skara Brae and the traditions of pre-dynastic ancient Egypt as preserved by the Dogon people of Mali• Explains how megalithic stone sites near Skara Brae conform to Dogon cosmology• Examines the similarities between Skara Brae and Gobekli Tepe and how Skara Brae may have
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We're Doomed. Now What?

Essays on War and Climate Change

by Roy Scranton ...

An American Orwell for the age of Trump, Roy Scranton faces the unpleasant facts of our day in 15 insightful, honest essays on war, climate change, and violence.Our moment is one of alarming and bewildering change—the breakup of the post-1945 global order, a multispecies mass extinction, and the beginning of the end of civilization as we know it. Not one of us is innocent, not one of us is safe. ... Read more

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An American Orwell for the age of Trump, Roy Scranton faces the unpleasant facts of our day in 15 insightful, honest essays on war, climate change, and violence.Our moment is one of alarming and bewildering change—the breakup of the post-1945 global order, a multispecies mass extinction, and the beginning of the end of civilization as we know it. Not one of us is innocent, not one of us is safe.
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We're Doomed. Now What?

Essays on War and Climate Change

by Roy Scranton ...

Narrated by Kevin T. Collins ...

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The time we've been thrown into is one of alarming and bewildering change—the breakup of the post-1945 global order, a multispecies mass extinction, and the beginning of the end of civilization as we know it. Not one of us is innocent, not one of us is safe. Now what?We're Doomed, Now What? addresses the crisis that is our time through a series of brilliant, moving, and original essays on climate ... Read more

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The time we've been thrown into is one of alarming and bewildering change—the breakup of the post-1945 global order, a multispecies mass extinction, and the beginning of the end of civilization as we know it. Not one of us is innocent, not one of us is safe. Now what?We're Doomed, Now What? addresses the crisis that is our time through a series of brilliant, moving, and original essays on climate
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Samson As Christ

The Marvelous Opener of the Gates

by J. Philip Scranton ...

Most people think Samson was nothing but a good example of a bad example. How could such a womanizer represent Christ?! Squeamish commentators have regurgitated that same view for years. But the apostle Paul tells us that Adam was a type of Christ, and Adam brought death to the human race! "For even as, in Adam, all are dying, thus also, in Christ, shall all be vivified [made immortal]" (1 Cor. 15 ... Read more

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Most people think Samson was nothing but a good example of a bad example. How could such a womanizer represent Christ?! Squeamish commentators have regurgitated that same view for years. But the apostle Paul tells us that Adam was a type of Christ, and Adam brought death to the human race! "For even as, in Adam, all are dying, thus also, in Christ, shall all be vivified [made immortal]" (1 Cor. 15
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War Porn

by Roy Scranton ...

**"One of the best and most disturbing war novels in years."—The Wall Street Journal“War porn,” n. Videos, images, and narratives featuring graphic violence, often brought back from combat zones, viewed voyeuristically or for emotional gratification. Such media are often presented and circulated without context, though they may be used as evidence of war crimes.**War porn is also, in Roy Scranton ... Read more

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**"One of the best and most disturbing war novels in years."—The Wall Street Journal“War porn,” n. Videos, images, and narratives featuring graphic violence, often brought back from combat zones, viewed voyeuristically or for emotional gratification. Such media are often presented and circulated without context, though they may be used as evidence of war crimes.**War porn is also, in Roy Scranton
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Learning to Die in the Anthropocene

Reflections on the End of a Civilization

by Roy Scranton ...

Series series City Lights Open Media
"In Learning to Die in the Anthropocene, Roy Scranton draws on his experiences in Iraq to confront the grim realities of climate change. The result is a fierce and provocative book."--Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History"Roy Scranton's Learning to Die in the Anthropocene presents, without extraneous bullshit, what we must do to survive on ... Read more

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"In Learning to Die in the Anthropocene, Roy Scranton draws on his experiences in Iraq to confront the grim realities of climate change. The result is a fierce and provocative book."--Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History"Roy Scranton's Learning to Die in the Anthropocene presents, without extraneous bullshit, what we must do to survive on
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The Science of the Dogon

Decoding the African Mystery Tradition

by Laird Scranton ...

A look at the close resemblance between the creation and structure of matter in both Dogon mythology and modern science• Reveals striking similarities between Dogon symbols and those used in both the Egyptian and Hebrew religions• Demonstrates the parallels between Dogon mythical narratives and scientific concepts from atomic theory to quantum theory and string theoryThe Dogon people of Mali, West ... Read more

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A look at the close resemblance between the creation and structure of matter in both Dogon mythology and modern science• Reveals striking similarities between Dogon symbols and those used in both the Egyptian and Hebrew religions• Demonstrates the parallels between Dogon mythical narratives and scientific concepts from atomic theory to quantum theory and string theoryThe Dogon people of Mali, West
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The Guide to Earned Media

How to Use PR Strategies to Enhance Your Brand

by Annie Pace Scranton ...

Harness the power of public relations and discover how you can secure meaningful press for your organization.It can be difficult to publicize a company or a product without formal training, yet it's more important than ever for successful marketing strategies to include media relations. In this book, media expert Annie Pace Scranton breaks down the most powerful and efficient PR tactics that ... Read more

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Harness the power of public relations and discover how you can secure meaningful press for your organization.It can be difficult to publicize a company or a product without formal training, yet it's more important than ever for successful marketing strategies to include media relations. In this book, media expert Annie Pace Scranton breaks down the most powerful and efficient PR tactics that
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