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The Best of Times, The Worst of Times: Futures from the Frontiers of Climate Science by Paul Behrens
thunguyen's review against another edition
5.0
A very thought provoking book. While it presents a lot of stories, facts, and explanation in regards of science and technology, there is a good emphasis on social, economic, and political aspects.
fibonacci's review against another edition
5.0
Concise presentation of the current situation, how we got here, and some thoughts for addressing the issues involved. Lots of citing sources. Very readable. One of the better overviews that I have read.
ringw0rm's review
5.0
I don't normally write reviews, but I was so impressed with this book I thought I'd share my thoughts. I've read many books across the pop. climate science canon, and must say this is one of the most well presented collections of the action required in the incomprehensiblly complex climate emergency I've read. It presents a range of issues with with pessimism and hope sections for each topic which leaves you alarmed and mildly optimistic simultaneously. For anyone considering reading this book I'd say go for it, each section is well laid out and digestible for all levels of climate issues knowledge and would be an amazingly solid overview to the topic if you don't normally read this genre, it should be required reading for politicians...!
fdonati's review
5.0
Beautifully written and deeply researched, this book should be on the desks and shelves of those interested in acquiring a deeper understanding of the broad web of challenges defining the environmental catastrophe humanity is currently facing. Behrens takes you down two paths that experts and society are anxiously walking. Why to despair and why we should hope. Showing how the complex network of social, technical, economic and political aspects, is embedded in this crisis.
The book doesn't merely present us with the opposite stances, rather, it engages you in reevaluating the biases you may have. However, always allowing the reader to weigh the new information against the previous and upcoming one. Most importantly, making the two narratives come into a unified tale of two directions humanity may follow.
The book doesn't merely present us with the opposite stances, rather, it engages you in reevaluating the biases you may have. However, always allowing the reader to weigh the new information against the previous and upcoming one. Most importantly, making the two narratives come into a unified tale of two directions humanity may follow.
wietse111's review
5.0
A must-read. I'll be sharing this with others, and really really pressure them to read it. I might be a bit biased (I already agreed with most of what was being said in this book, and the author is one of my former teachers), but I don't think that that impacted this five star rating.
The book takes a comprehensive look at climate change, as comprehensive as possible in a single book of course, but nuanced and clearly very well researched.
Different topics are discussed from a pessimistic perspective without being (unreasonably) alarmist, as well as from a hopeful perspective without being overly naive.
Well written, filled to the brim with fascinating facts and figures and spurring me to more action. Very good.
The book takes a comprehensive look at climate change, as comprehensive as possible in a single book of course, but nuanced and clearly very well researched.
Different topics are discussed from a pessimistic perspective without being (unreasonably) alarmist, as well as from a hopeful perspective without being overly naive.
Well written, filled to the brim with fascinating facts and figures and spurring me to more action. Very good.
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