{"title":"Mark Lynas","description":"\u003cp\u003eMark Lynas offers compelling insights at the intersection of science and the environment, exploring critical issues such as climate change and sustainability. His works invite readers to engage deeply with pressing global challenges through clear, thought-provoking narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExpect carefully researched and vividly written books that blend scientific rigour with accessible storytelling, encouraging reflection on humanity’s relationship with nature and our shared future.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"six-minutes-to-winter-by-mark-lynas-9781399410519","title":"Six Minutes to Winter","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Terrifying and timely, this is a book everyone should read and heed’\u003c\/strong\u003e - George Monbiot\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Urgent, gripping and sobering, \u003cem\u003eSix Minutes to Winter\u003c\/em\u003e is a hair-raising wake-up call’\u003c\/strong\u003e - David Wallace-Wells\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Powerful and insightful. Although many have forgotten about nuclear weapons, we shouldn't’\u003c\/strong\u003e - Charles Oppenheimer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe world is currently closer to superpower conflict than at any time since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. World War III is a real possibility, and with 12,000 warheads in the arsenals of more than half a dozen countries, we are standing on a nuclear knife edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDespite receiving very little attention, nuclear war is a far greater threat to humanity's immediate survival than climate change. While climate heating threatens humanity over many decades, nuclear war could destroy civilisation in just a few hours. A major missile exchange would mean months of near-total darkness, followed by a decade-long global nuclear winter that would destroy most life on Earth. Virtually everyone would starve in the resulting worldwide famine, and there would be no reliable refuge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe are sleepwalking to Armageddon. There are no mass marches, no COPs, no nuclear Greta. But the climate experience teaches us that ignoring a problem is no solution, and that a worldwide mobilisation can work. \u003cem\u003eSix Minutes to Winter\u003c\/em\u003e presents an unflinching view of the nuclear nightmare, but also describes how weapons can be taken off hair-trigger alert and ultimately abolished altogether. If human civilisation is to survive long term, we have no alternative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47432572174572,"sku":"9781399410519","price":48.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781399410519.jpg?v=1774555270"},{"product_id":"six-minutes-to-winter-by-mark-lynas-9781399410502","title":"Six Minutes to Winter","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSix Minutes to Winter\u003c\/em\u003e presents an urgent call to action in a world that is perilously close to superpower conflict, more so than any time since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. As George Monbiot remarks, it is \"terrifying and timely ... a book everyone should read and heed.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNuclear war poses a far greater immediate threat to humanity's survival than climate change, yet it remains largely ignored. While climate change threatens us over decades, nuclear war could annihilate civilisation in mere hours. With 12,000 warheads in the arsenals of more than half a dozen countries, the risk of World War III places us on a nuclear knife edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA major missile exchange would plunge the world into months of near-total darkness, followed by a decade-long global nuclear winter, devastating most life on Earth. In such a scenario, virtually everyone would face starvation due to a worldwide famine, with no reliable refuge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHumanity is sleepwalking towards Armageddon. Unlike the activist response to climate change, there are no mass marches, no COPs, no nuclear Greta galvanising the world. Yet, the lesson from climate action is clear: ignoring the issue is not a solution, but worldwide mobilisation can be effective.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSix Minutes to Winter\u003c\/em\u003e does not shy away from the nuclear nightmare we face. It candidly discusses the steps needed to prevent catastrophe, such as taking weapons off hair-trigger alert and ultimately eliminating them. If human civilisation is to endure, this is the inevitable path we must take.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48334342979820,"sku":"9781399410502","price":26.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}]}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/mark-lynas.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}