{"product_id":"power-limits-and-prospects-for-human-survival-paperback","title":"Power: Limits and Prospects for Human Survival - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Heinberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eImpeccably researched and masterfully written, this book explains how and why humanity is driving itself off the cliff. -- Dahr Jamail, author, The End of Ice\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWeaving together findings from a wide range of disciplines, Power traces how four key elements developed to give humans extraordinary power: tool making ability, language, social complexity, and the ability to harness energy sources ― most significantly, fossil fuels. It asks whether we have, at this point, overpowered natural and social systems, and if we have, what we can do about it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHas \u003cem\u003eHomo sapiens \u003c\/em\u003e-- one species among millions -- become powerful enough to threaten a mass extinction and disrupt the Earth's climate? Why have we developed so many ways of oppressing one another? Can we change our relationship with power to avert ecological catastrophe, reduce social inequality, and stave off collapse?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese questions -- and their answers -- will determine our fate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePOWER -- why giving it up might just save us. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cem\u003eA rich, moving, and necessary treatise from our most accomplished, coherent, and compassionate thinker on sustainable futures. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e -- \u003cstrong\u003eDouglas Rushkoff\u003c\/strong\u003e, author, \u003cem\u003ePresent Shock \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eTeam Human \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eImpeccably researched and masterfully written, this book explains how and why humanity is driving itself off the cliff. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e -- \u003cstrong\u003eDahr Jamail\u003c\/strong\u003e, author, \u003cem\u003eThe End of Ice\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is the story of power \u003c\/strong\u003e-- humanity's power over nature and the power of some people over others.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow has \u003cem\u003eHomo sapiens \u003c\/em\u003ebecome powerful enough to threaten a mass extinction and disrupt the Earth's climate? Why have we developed so many ways of oppressing one another? Can we change our relationship with power to avert ecological catastrophe, reduce social inequality, and stave off collapse? These questions -- and their answers -- will determine our fate.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePower \u003c\/em\u003etraces how four key elements developed to give humans extraordinary power: tool making ability, language, social complexity, and the ability to harness energy sources -- most significantly, fossil fuels. It asks whether we have, at this point, overpowered natural and social systems, and if we have, what we can do about it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMost crucially, the book explores how self-limitation of power is rooted in evolution and human history and why, at this vital moment, we must rapidly relearn the lessons of power if humanity is to have a thriving future.\u003c\/p\u003e Power \u003cem\u003ereminds us that Richard Heinberg is one of the most important public intellectuals in the conversation about society's future. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e -- \u003cstrong\u003eChuck Collins\u003c\/strong\u003e, author, \u003cem\u003eThe Wealth Hoarders \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeinberg's panoramic review of known forms of power is both sobering and inspiring. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e -- \u003cstrong\u003eJoanna Macy\u003c\/strong\u003e, author, \u003cem\u003eWorld As Lover, World As Self \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichard Heinberg \u003c\/strong\u003eis the author of thirteen previous books, including \u003cem\u003eThe Party's Over\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePowerdown\u003c\/em\u003e, Peak Everything, and The End of Growth. He is Senior Fellow of the Post Carbon Institute and is widely regarded as one of the world's most effective communi- cators of the urgent need to transition away from fossil fuels. He lives in Santa Rosa, CA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichard Heinberg\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of thirteen previous books including \u003cem\u003eThe Party's Over\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePowerdown\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePeak Everything\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe End of Growth\u003c\/em\u003e. He is Senior Fellow of the Post Carbon Institute and is widely regarded as one of the world's most effective communicators of the urgent need to transition away from fossil fuels. Heinberg has given hundreds of lectures on our energy future to audiences around the world. He has been published in Nature and other journals and has been featured in many television and theatrical documentaries. 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