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Field Notes from a Catastrophe

Man, Nature, and Climate Change

par Elizabeth Kolbert ...

A new edition of the book that launched Elizabeth Kolbert's career as an environmental writer—updated with three new chapters, making it, yet again, "irreplaceable" (Boston Globe).Elizabeth Kolbert's environmental classic Field Notes from a Catastrophe first developed out of a groundbreaking, National Magazine Award-winning three-part series in The New Yorker. She expanded it into a still-concise ... En savoir plus

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A new edition of the book that launched Elizabeth Kolbert's career as an environmental writer—updated with three new chapters, making it, yet again, "irreplaceable" (Boston Globe).Elizabeth Kolbert's environmental classic Field Notes from a Catastrophe first developed out of a groundbreaking, National Magazine Award-winning three-part series in The New Yorker. She expanded it into a still-concise
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If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies

Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All

par Eliezer Yudkowsky, Nate Soares ...

**INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | The New Yorker's Best Books of 2025 | The Guardian's Best Books of 2025 | A 2025 Booklist Editors' Choice PickThe scramble to create superhuman AI has put us on the path to extinction—but it’s not too late to change course, as two of the field’s earliest researchers explain in this clarion call for humanity."May prove to be the most important book of our time. ... En savoir plus

$19.99 CAD

**INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | The New Yorker's Best Books of 2025 | The Guardian's Best Books of 2025 | A 2025 Booklist Editors' Choice PickThe scramble to create superhuman AI has put us on the path to extinction—but it’s not too late to change course, as two of the field’s earliest researchers explain in this clarion call for humanity."May prove to be the most important book of our time.
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Atomic Dreams

The New Nuclear Evangelists and the Fight for the Future of Energy

par Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow ...

A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF 2025 AND A FINANCIAL TIMES NOTABLE NEW BOOK"An essential work for anyone who wishes to understand how we got here and where we’re going" (Nathaniel Rich), this is the inside story of how nuclear energy—long considered scary, controversial, and even apocalyptic—has become the hot topic of the climate debate, and perhaps a vital power source of the futureOn June 21, 2016, ... En savoir plus

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A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF 2025 AND A FINANCIAL TIMES NOTABLE NEW BOOK"An essential work for anyone who wishes to understand how we got here and where we’re going" (Nathaniel Rich), this is the inside story of how nuclear energy—long considered scary, controversial, and even apocalyptic—has become the hot topic of the climate debate, and perhaps a vital power source of the futureOn June 21, 2016,
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Price of the Modi Years

par Aakar Patel ...

Columnist, author and political commentator, Aakar Patel has long been a close observer of the political scenario. In Price of the Modi Years, he seeks to explain the data and facts on India's performance under Narendra Modi.Modi's predecessor, Manmohan Singh, had once said that Modi would be a disaster as prime minister. This book shows how. It concedes Modi's popularity; this is an accounting of ... En savoir plus

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Columnist, author and political commentator, Aakar Patel has long been a close observer of the political scenario. In Price of the Modi Years, he seeks to explain the data and facts on India's performance under Narendra Modi.Modi's predecessor, Manmohan Singh, had once said that Modi would be a disaster as prime minister. This book shows how. It concedes Modi's popularity; this is an accounting of
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Democracy in the Time of Coronavirus

par Danielle Allen ...

From a leading political thinker, this book is both an invaluable playbook for meeting our current moment and a stirring reflection on the future of democracy itself.The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated some of the strengths of our society, including the rapid development of vaccines. But the pandemic has also exposed its glaring weaknesses, such as the failure of our government to develop and ... En savoir plus

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From a leading political thinker, this book is both an invaluable playbook for meeting our current moment and a stirring reflection on the future of democracy itself.The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated some of the strengths of our society, including the rapid development of vaccines. But the pandemic has also exposed its glaring weaknesses, such as the failure of our government to develop and
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Abundance

par Ezra Klein, Derek Thompson ...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2025 • NEW YORK TIMES 100 NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2025 • KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOKS OF 2025 • NPR BOOKS WE LOVE 2025“A must-read for progressives who want a blueprint for reforming government so it can deliver for working people.” —Barack Obama • “A terrific book...Powerful and persuasive.” —Fareed Zakaria • “Spectacular…Offers a ... En savoir plus

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2025 • NEW YORK TIMES 100 NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2025 • KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOKS OF 2025 • NPR BOOKS WE LOVE 2025“A must-read for progressives who want a blueprint for reforming government so it can deliver for working people.” —Barack Obama • “A terrific book...Powerful and persuasive.” —Fareed Zakaria • “Spectacular…Offers a
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The Tiger

A True Story of Vengeance and Survival

par John Vaillant ...

It's December 1997 and a man-eating tiger is on the prowl outside a remote village in Russia's Far East. The tiger isn't just killing people, it's annihilating them, and a team of men and their dogs must hunt it on foot through the forest in the brutal cold. To their horrified astonishment it emerges that the attacks are not random: the tiger is engaged in a vendetta. Injured and starving, it must ... En savoir plus

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It's December 1997 and a man-eating tiger is on the prowl outside a remote village in Russia's Far East. The tiger isn't just killing people, it's annihilating them, and a team of men and their dogs must hunt it on foot through the forest in the brutal cold. To their horrified astonishment it emerges that the attacks are not random: the tiger is engaged in a vendetta. Injured and starving, it must
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Six Degrees

Our Future on a Hotter Planet

par Mark Lynas ...

An eye-opening and vital account of the future of our earth and our civilisation if current rates of global warming persist, by the highly acclaimed author of ‘High Tide’.Picture yourself a few decades from now, in a world in which average temperatures are three degrees higher than they are now. On the edge of Greenland, rivers ten times the size of the Amazon are gushing off the ice sheet into ... En savoir plus

$9.99 CAD

An eye-opening and vital account of the future of our earth and our civilisation if current rates of global warming persist, by the highly acclaimed author of ‘High Tide’.Picture yourself a few decades from now, in a world in which average temperatures are three degrees higher than they are now. On the edge of Greenland, rivers ten times the size of the Amazon are gushing off the ice sheet into
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Our Final Warning

Six Degrees of Climate Emergency

par Mark Lynas ...

This book must not be ignored. It really is our final warning.Mark Lynas delivers a vital account of the future of our earth, and our civilisation, if current rates of global warming persist. And it’s only looking worse.We are living in a climate emergency. But how much worse could it get? Will civilisation collapse? Are we already past the point of no return? What kind of future can our children ... En savoir plus

$20.99 CAD

This book must not be ignored. It really is our final warning.Mark Lynas delivers a vital account of the future of our earth, and our civilisation, if current rates of global warming persist. And it’s only looking worse.We are living in a climate emergency. But how much worse could it get? Will civilisation collapse? Are we already past the point of no return? What kind of future can our children
... En savoir plus
Fire Weather

The Making of a Beast

par John Vaillant ...

**#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Winner of the 2024 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing • Winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction • Winner of the 2024 J.W. Dafoe Book Prize • Winner of the 2024 Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize • Winner of the 2024 Lane Anderson Award • Finalist for the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction • Finalist for the National Book Award in ... En savoir plus

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**#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Winner of the 2024 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing • Winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction • Winner of the 2024 J.W. Dafoe Book Prize • Winner of the 2024 Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize • Winner of the 2024 Lane Anderson Award • Finalist for the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction • Finalist for the National Book Award in
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The Beginning Comes After the End

Notes on a World of Change

par Rebecca Solnit ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLERINDEPENDENT PRESS TOP 40 BESTSELLERRebecca Solnit offers a thrilling account of the sheer breadth and scale of social, political, scientific, and cultural change over the past three quarters of a century.**In this sequel to her enduring bestseller Hope in the Dark, Solnit surveys a world that has changed dramatically since the year 1960. ... En savoir plus

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLERINDEPENDENT PRESS TOP 40 BESTSELLERRebecca Solnit offers a thrilling account of the sheer breadth and scale of social, political, scientific, and cultural change over the past three quarters of a century.**In this sequel to her enduring bestseller Hope in the Dark, Solnit surveys a world that has changed dramatically since the year 1960.
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Merchants of Doubt

How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming

par Naomi Oreskes, Mr Erik M. Conway ...

The U.S. scientific community has long led the world in research on such areas as public health, environmental science, and issues affecting quality of life. Our scientists have produced landmark studies on the dangers of DDT, tobacco smoke, acid rain, and global warming. But at the same time, a small yet potent subset of this community leads the world in vehement denial of these dangers.Merchants ... En savoir plus

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The U.S. scientific community has long led the world in research on such areas as public health, environmental science, and issues affecting quality of life. Our scientists have produced landmark studies on the dangers of DDT, tobacco smoke, acid rain, and global warming. But at the same time, a small yet potent subset of this community leads the world in vehement denial of these dangers.Merchants
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Unsettled (Updated and Expanded Edition)

What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters

par Steven E. Koonin ...

In this updated and expanded edition of climate scientist Steven Koonin’s groundbreaking book, go behind the headlines to discover the latest eye-opening data about climate change—with unbiased facts and realistic steps for the future."Greenland’s ice loss is accelerating.""Extreme temperatures are causing more fatalities.""Rapid 'climate action' is essential to avoid a future climate disaster. ... En savoir plus

$14.99 CAD

In this updated and expanded edition of climate scientist Steven Koonin’s groundbreaking book, go behind the headlines to discover the latest eye-opening data about climate change—with unbiased facts and realistic steps for the future."Greenland’s ice loss is accelerating.""Extreme temperatures are causing more fatalities.""Rapid 'climate action' is essential to avoid a future climate disaster.
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There Is No Place for Us

Working and Homeless in America (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

par Brian Goldstone ...

**WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES AND THE ATLANTIC’S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR • Through the “revelatory and gut-wrenching” (Associated Press) stories of five Atlanta families, this landmark work of journalism exposes a new and troubling trend—the dramatic rise of the working homeless in cities across America.“An ... En savoir plus

$14.99 CAD

**WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES AND THE ATLANTIC’S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR • Through the “revelatory and gut-wrenching” (Associated Press) stories of five Atlanta families, this landmark work of journalism exposes a new and troubling trend—the dramatic rise of the working homeless in cities across America.“An
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When the Forest Breathes

Renewal and Resilience in the Natural World

par Suzanne Simard ...

**INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLERNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe author of Finding the Mother Tree offers a powerful vision for saving our forests based on nature’s deep-rooted cycles of renewal.**Early one spring morning, I went back to the forest. I wanted to learn what the mother trees could teach me about survival and adaptability, about living and dying.Raised in a family of loggers committed to ... En savoir plus

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**INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLERNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe author of Finding the Mother Tree offers a powerful vision for saving our forests based on nature’s deep-rooted cycles of renewal.**Early one spring morning, I went back to the forest. I wanted to learn what the mother trees could teach me about survival and adaptability, about living and dying.Raised in a family of loggers committed to
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Novacene

The Coming Age of Hyperintelligence

par James Lovelock ...

SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERThe creator of the Gaia hypothesis and the greatest environmental thinker of our time has produced an astounding new theory about the future of life on Earth. James Lovelock argues that the anthropocene - the age in which humans acquired planetary-scale technologies - is, after three centuries, coming to an end. A new age - the novacene - has already begun.New beings will ... En savoir plus

$10.99 CAD

SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERThe creator of the Gaia hypothesis and the greatest environmental thinker of our time has produced an astounding new theory about the future of life on Earth. James Lovelock argues that the anthropocene - the age in which humans acquired planetary-scale technologies - is, after three centuries, coming to an end. A new age - the novacene - has already begun.New beings will
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The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster

Public Betrayal, Justice Denied

par Bruce Campbell ...

The July 6, 2013 Lac-Mégantic rail disaster is a tragedy unparalleled in Canadian history. It resulted in major loss of life, massive environmental destruction and the evisceration of a small Quebec town. Blame landed squarely on the shoulders of three front-line employees of the Montreal, Maine, and Atlantic Railway Company. But a jury acquitted them.Lac-Mégantic is the story of a rail industry ... En savoir plus

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The July 6, 2013 Lac-Mégantic rail disaster is a tragedy unparalleled in Canadian history. It resulted in major loss of life, massive environmental destruction and the evisceration of a small Quebec town. Blame landed squarely on the shoulders of three front-line employees of the Montreal, Maine, and Atlantic Railway Company. But a jury acquitted them.Lac-Mégantic is the story of a rail industry
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Internet for the People

The Fight for Our Digital Future

par Ben Tarnoff ...

**"For all the informational convenience the internet offers, it is deeply flawed. How can it be improved? Writer Ben Tarnoff proposes one possibility in this intriguing book, which urges the development of 'a public lane on the information superhighway.' It's worth checking out for yourself." – Seth MacFarlaneWhy is the internet so broken, and what could ever possibly fix it?**In Internet for the ... En savoir plus

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**"For all the informational convenience the internet offers, it is deeply flawed. How can it be improved? Writer Ben Tarnoff proposes one possibility in this intriguing book, which urges the development of 'a public lane on the information superhighway.' It's worth checking out for yourself." – Seth MacFarlaneWhy is the internet so broken, and what could ever possibly fix it?**In Internet for the
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Hillary et Bill Clinton. L'obsession du pouvoir

par Thomas Snégaroff ...

L’histoire d’un couple à la conquête du pouvoir : - Novembre 1970. Bill et Hillary font connaissance à la bibliothèque de l’université de Yale. - Janvier 1981. Après six ans de mariage et un échec électoral de Bill, Hillary accepte enfin de prendre le nom de son mari. - Novembre 1992. Bill devient le 42e président des États-Unis. Hillary s’installe dans l’aile ouest de la Maison Blanche, d’où elle ... En savoir plus

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L’histoire d’un couple à la conquête du pouvoir : - Novembre 1970. Bill et Hillary font connaissance à la bibliothèque de l’université de Yale. - Janvier 1981. Après six ans de mariage et un échec électoral de Bill, Hillary accepte enfin de prendre le nom de son mari. - Novembre 1992. Bill devient le 42e président des États-Unis. Hillary s’installe dans l’aile ouest de la Maison Blanche, d’où elle
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How Not to Save the World

Doing Good Without Annoying Everyone

par Anthea Lawson ...

Do you want to change the world but wonder if there’s any point trying?Are you unsure what you can offer, or don’t feel that you fit the activist mould?Do you think activists can be self-righteous, even oblivious to the very people they’re trying to help?'A wise, rich and crucial book.' George MonbiotHow Not To Save the World is a book about doing good, for anyone who has looked at ... ... En savoir plus

$14.99 CAD

Do you want to change the world but wonder if there’s any point trying?Are you unsure what you can offer, or don’t feel that you fit the activist mould?Do you think activists can be self-righteous, even oblivious to the very people they’re trying to help?'A wise, rich and crucial book.' George MonbiotHow Not To Save the World is a book about doing good, for anyone who has looked at ...
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Complexity and the Art of Public Policy

Solving Society's Problems from the Bottom Up

par David Colander, Roland Kupers ...

How ideas in complexity can be used to develop more effective public policyComplexity science—made possible by modern analytical and computational advances—is changing the way we think about social systems and social theory. Unfortunately, economists' policy models have not kept up and are stuck in either a market fundamentalist or government control narrative. While these standard narratives are ... En savoir plus

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How ideas in complexity can be used to develop more effective public policyComplexity science—made possible by modern analytical and computational advances—is changing the way we think about social systems and social theory. Unfortunately, economists' policy models have not kept up and are stuck in either a market fundamentalist or government control narrative. While these standard narratives are
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Unfair

The New Science of Criminal Injustice

par Adam Benforado ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Unfair succinctly and persuasively recounts cutting-edge research testifying to the faulty and inaccurate procedures that underpin virtually all aspects of our criminal justice system, illustrating many with case studies.”—The Boston GlobeA child is gunned down by a police officer; an investigator ignores critical clues in a case; an innocent man confesses to a crime ... En savoir plus

$6.99 CAD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Unfair succinctly and persuasively recounts cutting-edge research testifying to the faulty and inaccurate procedures that underpin virtually all aspects of our criminal justice system, illustrating many with case studies.”—The Boston GlobeA child is gunned down by a police officer; an investigator ignores critical clues in a case; an innocent man confesses to a crime
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Lone Wolf

Walking the Line Between Civilization and Wildness

par Adam Weymouth ...

**SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION • A Globe and Mail Best Book of 2025 • One of The Telegraph’s Best Nature Books of 2025An intimate account of an epic walking journey through a tense and shifting Europe in the footsteps of one extraordinary wolf.**In the winter of 2011, a young wolf, named Slavc by the scientists who collared him, left his natal pack's territory in ... En savoir plus

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**SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION • A Globe and Mail Best Book of 2025 • One of The Telegraph’s Best Nature Books of 2025An intimate account of an epic walking journey through a tense and shifting Europe in the footsteps of one extraordinary wolf.**In the winter of 2011, a young wolf, named Slavc by the scientists who collared him, left his natal pack's territory in
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Evicted

Poverty and Profit in the American City

par Matthew Desmond ...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • ONE OF TIME’S TEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES’S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY • A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE CENTURY • AN OPRAH DAILY BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE PAST TWO DECADESOne of the most acclaimed books of our time, this modern classic “has set a new standard for reporting ... En savoir plus

$19.99 CAD

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • ONE OF TIME’S TEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES’S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY • A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE CENTURY • AN OPRAH DAILY BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE PAST TWO DECADESOne of the most acclaimed books of our time, this modern classic “has set a new standard for reporting
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