Description for Crunch Time
Hardcover. Terrorism, poverty, ecological meltdown, climate change, pandemics - this is the background noise we have all learnt to live with. But what if all these things could be laid at our own feet? Our society is moving faster than ever, yet it's filled with risk. This book discusses about causes of these issues and what we can do about them. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: KJWX; PDR; RNT; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 345. Clean copy. Fine in dust jacket. DJ has minor wear and tear to edges, but remains very good
"Crunch Time" features two award-winning journalists arguing about the impact of our unthinking everyday actions on the future of our world. Every age and every generation thinks it's special, that it's on the cusp of something big. This time it's true - it's Crunch Time, and what we do now will make or break the future. The problem is that the things that we do every day - drive to work, buy toys for our kids, prepare our meals, have a cup of coffee - are conspiring to break it. Terrorism, poverty, ecological meltdown, climate change, pandemics - this is ... Read more
"Crunch Time" features two award-winning journalists arguing about the impact of our unthinking everyday actions on the future of our world. Every age and every generation thinks it's special, that it's on the cusp of something big. This time it's true - it's Crunch Time, and what we do now will make or break the future. The problem is that the things that we do every day - drive to work, buy toys for our kids, prepare our meals, have a cup of coffee - are conspiring to break it. Terrorism, poverty, ecological meltdown, climate change, pandemics - this is ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Icon Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Duxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781840468014
SKU
KOG0001884
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Mike Hanley
Adrian Monck grew up in the wilds of Norfolk and studied history at Exeter College, Oxford. On graduating he became a TV journalist with America's CBS News and later pioneered undercover reporting for News at Ten, worked at Sky News, and helped found and run Five News. He has an MBA from London Business School. Mike Hanley grew up in ... Read more
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