02567cam a2200301 4500 540426934 TxAuBib 20211204120000.0 ||||||s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780063028081 0063028085 2ff8e4b4-f787-4d4c-a846-25a076f07f39 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 6270840 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Stephenson, Neal, 1959- Termination Shock [Libby Audiobook] : A Novel. HarperAudio, 2021. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 629MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 629MB. HTML:<p><strong>From Neal Stephenson — who coined the term "metaverse" in his 1992 novel Snow Crash — comes a sweeping, prescient new thriller that transports readers to a near-future world in which the greenhouse effect has inexorably resulted in a whirling-dervish troposphere of superstorms, rising sea levels, global flooding, merciless heat waves, and virulent, deadly pandemics.</strong></p> <p>One man – visionary billionaire restaurant chain magnate T. R. Schmidt, Ph.D. – has a Big Idea for reversing global warming, a master plan perhaps best described as "elemental." But will it work? And just as important, what are the consequences for the planet and all of humanity should it be applied?</p> <p>Ranging from the Texas heartland to the Dutch royal palace in the Hague, from the snow-capped peaks of the Himalayas to the sunbaked Chihuahuan Desert, Termination Shock brings together a disparate group of characters from different cultures and continents who grapple with the real-life repercussions of global warming. Ultimately, it asks the question: Might the cure be worse than the disease?</p> <p>Epic in scope while heartbreakingly human in perspective, Termination Shock sounds a clarion alarm, ponders potential solutions and dire risks, and wraps it all together in an exhilarating, witty, mind-expanding speculative adventure.</p>. Science Fiction. Thriller. Fiction. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-12-04 20:00:03. Ballerini, Edoardo, 1970- https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=2ff8e4b4-f787-4d4c-a846-25a076f07f39&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=2ff8e4b4-f787-4d4c-a846-25a076f07f39&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)