{"product_id":"shattered-earth-approaching-extinction-paperback","title":"Shattered Earth: Approaching Extinction - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIan Prattis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Dr. Ian Prattis opens \u003cem\u003eShattered Earth\u003c\/em\u003e in the not too distant future with a futuristic analysis of Climate Change and \"the inevitable fate provided by the suicide pact engineered by corrupt corporations for most of humanity.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom there, the award-winning writer examines destructive environmental trends and practices and explores ways to protect and preserve planet Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Prattis employs a skillful blending of fiction, non-fiction and biographical narratives to effectively convey his message in a thought-provoking, reader-engaging manner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShattered Earth\u003c\/em\u003e provides both a big-picture look at our planet's environment in crisis along with a more individualistic-personal perspective, evident in his own experiences shared throughout this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is also particularly evident in my own favorite section of \u003cem\u003eShattered Earth\u003c\/em\u003e: The enthralling \u003cem\u003ePart Three - Hello Darkness\u003c\/em\u003e, a superbly written collection of fictional short stories, exploring everything from a broken lover's loss of his self-created nurturing relationship-environment and subsequent encounter with a violent ocean environment; to a loner's strong desire to save his natural environment from being destroyed by big developer bulldozers; to an act of arson; to an old man braving an incredibly harsh environment to save the life of a child - small-picture stories of individuals engaged in environmental interaction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShattered Earth\u003c\/em\u003e is a joy to read with an underlying message that we need to treat ourselves, our neighbours and our planet with much more care and concern - if you weren't an environmentalist on starting this book, you will be by the time you finish reading it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 194\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 25, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49577158607000,"sku":"9781988058504","price":23.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/koZbvYub39781988058504.webp?v=1785277249","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/shattered-earth-approaching-extinction-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}