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THE TIMES BEST SCIENCE BOOK OF 2024WINNER OF THE BLUE PLANET PRIZE 2025'Argues persuasively . . . nothing less than eye-opening' Financial TimesCan we really restore the earth’s atmosphere within our lifetime?Whether through sustainable technologies such as fossil-free steel production, hydrogen-powered ships and electric motorbikes, or natural solutions like rewilding peatlands, people all over the world are finding new ways to travel, feed themselves and drive industry while safeguarding a liveable planet for future generations.Drawing on decades of research and a vast network of experts, Rob Jackson, Chair of the Global Carbon Project, introduces some of the brilliant innovators behind the boldest solutions to climate change – including an Eritrean agricultural scientist, a Swedish CEO and a Brazilian hydrologist.Now we have more tools to combat climate change than ever before, Into the Clear Blue Sky traces a clear path to a better future for us all – one that will see us cutting emissions in inventive new ways that protect our health and livelihoods, while repairing the damage we have caused to the atmosphere. This visionary and transformative book is the call to action we need – right now.

Writing especially for people who've tuned out the environmental debate, Rob Jackson persuasively argues that we're at a crucial turning point in environmental history, where choices we make now will determine the quality of life into the unforeseeable future. Laying out the scientific facts in plain language and with flashes of humor, he shows how the escalation of population growth and resource consumption in the twentieth century caused problems from ozone depletion to global warming, habitat destruction, and biodiversity loss. At the same time, however, he highlights ongoing solutions to these problems and ways in which we can create a sustainable future for subsequent generations and all life on earth. His urgent message is not that we've already failed, but that we can succeed.

Campfire Leadership focuses more on how to create future leaders, instead of creating mere followers. Rob has trained renowned individuals on how to lead as a Campfire Leader. His training is based on the fact that most leaders in this world believe that it is their duty to order people around instead of leading them. After doing extensive research, he has come to the conclusion that leading as a Campfire leader is the most effective way to make others walk beside you, instead of just following you around.

The Witness is an enchanting mix of poems, stories, and straight talk on spirituality. Though modern in its appeal, it hearkens back to the early works of Khalil Gibran, and leaves readers with a sense of awe at the depth of what they can discover within themselves.This is a book of meditations and is composed of three parts. The first is called The Witness, and begins with a series of stories that describe the journey of a soul from self-awareness to wholeness, moving through heartbreak and healing along the way.Part two, The Elements, dances between playful verses, elegant stories, and contemplative poems that are not only pleasing sensually, but also contain a call for deeper contemplation of life.Part three, The Code, is a series of writings on many familiar spiritual concepts, being translated here into direct, succinct language. This section is about unearthing the deeper mysteries of life, and inviting the reader to join in the experience through meditative practices.

One of Scientific American and The Times (London)'s Best Books of 2024 From one of the world's leading climate scientists, a heart- and mind-changing book that offers a hopeful and attainable vision for restoring the atmosphere and ending the climate crisis. Climate change is here. From the millions displaced by the floods in Pakistan to Californian and Canadian towns incinerated by wildfires, we are experiencing the anguish that climate change causes. Fossil fuels are making the planet unlivable, and they are deadly. We know that we must cut emissions if we are going to limit the catastrophes, but is that enough? In Into the Clear Blue Sky, climate scientist and chair of the Global Carbon Project Rob Jackson explains that we need to redefine our goals. As he argues here, we shouldn't only be trying to stabilize the Earth's temperature at some arbitrary value. Instead, we can restore the atmosphere itself in a lifetime--and this should be our moral duty. Restoring the atmosphere means reducing the amount of greenhouse gases in the air to pre-industrial levels--starting with super-potent methane--to heal the harm we have done. Emissions must be cut, first and foremost. But to safeguard a livable planet for future generations, we must repair the damage we have caused. Jackson introduces us to the brilliant leaders and innovators behind some of the boldest and game-changing climate solutions under development. When it comes to greenhouse gas mitigation, our choices matter, because it is easier to stop emissions from happening than to remove greenhouse gases from the air later. But while mitigation is crucial, no number of solar panels, electric cars, and veggie burgers alone will be enough to halt climate change. Decades of inaction have convinced Jackson that we need to remove greenhouse gases from the air using everything from nature to cutting-edge technologies. Into the Clear Blue Sky is a heart- and mind-changing book. Guided by one of the leading scientists in this fight and a deeply gifted storyteller, we learn why we should all feel hopeful. One way or another, we will restore the planet together. The question is how, and how long will it take?

A handful of men escape a Russian POW camp and make their way to Poland to alert whatever governments are left that the Russians are planning a strike simply called Operation A. They discover a world that has changed, devastated by plague and war, but where some groups are struggling to rebuild civilization while others continue to serve dead ideologies.The group becomes "Recon Nine" and sets out to track down the higher command from the prison camp who are instrumental in Operation A.Despite the bleakness of the surroundings, THE LONG WAY HOME is filled with action, surprises, and even some humor.

Recon 9, a group formed by veteran Air Force pilots who'd escaped a Russian POW camp faces a world devastated by plague, a desultory world war, and a widespread civic collapse.Recon 9 follows a trail of bodies across Texas, discovering that west Texas put the wild in the wild west. To catch the Russian agent they have to deal with bandit gangs, groups of homicidal maniacs, and military holdouts. The agent is carrying out a program called Operation A or Operation Alpha.To them, it seems to be: OPERATION ANNIHILATION

The survivors of Recon 9 are needed in the Ozarks where some home-grown autocrats have taken over parts of Arkansas and Missouri. They've looted National Guard armories and hoarded weapons, ammunition, and vital supplies, just waiting for the opportunity to take over the area. While most of their transport, armor, and aircraft are obsolete, they face people with no protection against such deadly equipment. And they're trying to get the local natural resources to gain control of weapons even the military have no defense against.Recon 9 has gained four new members and formed an alliance with locals, many of them veterans, against a common enemy. The locals have some grasp of tactics, an excellent knowledge of the hilly, forested countryside and a burning desire to be rid of the terrorists, who call themselves: THE STEEL FIST