New York 2140
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (552 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01NAM793D |
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| Number of Pages | : | 244 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-19 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Every street became a canal. But the residents adapted, and it remained the bustling, vibrant metropolis it had always been. Every skyscraper an island. The waters rose, submerging New York City. The complete list of narrators includes Suzanne Toren, Robin Miles, Peter Ganim, Jay Snyder, Caitlin Kelly, Michael Crouch, Ryan Vincent Anderson, Christopher Ryan Grant, and Robert Blumenfeld.. Through the eyes of the varied inhabitants of one building, Kim Stanley Robinson shows us how one of our great cities will change with the rising tides. A new vision of the future from Kim Stanley Robinson, the New York Times best-selling author of science-fiction masterworks such as the Mars trilogy, 2312, and Aurora. And how we, too, will change. Though changed forever
Steve Winnett said An important book even if it is an uneven one. Flawed, verbose, meandering - doesn't matter, I loved the book. Its star is not the characters it is rather New York itself, ever changing and ever staying the same, riding out and adapting to the inundations coming from glacial melting in the next 1"An important book even if it is an uneven one" according to Steve Winnett. Flawed, verbose, meandering - doesn't matter, I loved the book. Its star is not the characters it is rather New York itself, ever changing and ever staying the same, riding out and adapting to the inundations coming from glacial melting in the next 120 years or so. I like Mr. Robinson's projection of 2 big sudden events - 2 Pulses to use his term - that make people wake up, way too late, to the sped up climate change caused by our worldwide collective stupidity in the creation of excessive greenhouse gases. I do like the Citizen a lot, the delightful voice if the New . 0 years or so. I like Mr. Robinson's projection of "An important book even if it is an uneven one" according to Steve Winnett. Flawed, verbose, meandering - doesn't matter, I loved the book. Its star is not the characters it is rather New York itself, ever changing and ever staying the same, riding out and adapting to the inundations coming from glacial melting in the next 120 years or so. I like Mr. Robinson's projection of 2 big sudden events - 2 Pulses to use his term - that make people wake up, way too late, to the sped up climate change caused by our worldwide collective stupidity in the creation of excessive greenhouse gases. I do like the Citizen a lot, the delightful voice if the New . big sudden events - "An important book even if it is an uneven one" according to Steve Winnett. Flawed, verbose, meandering - doesn't matter, I loved the book. Its star is not the characters it is rather New York itself, ever changing and ever staying the same, riding out and adapting to the inundations coming from glacial melting in the next 120 years or so. I like Mr. Robinson's projection of 2 big sudden events - 2 Pulses to use his term - that make people wake up, way too late, to the sped up climate change caused by our worldwide collective stupidity in the creation of excessive greenhouse gases. I do like the Citizen a lot, the delightful voice if the New . Pulses to use his term - that make people wake up, way too late, to the sped up climate change caused by our worldwide collective stupidity in the creation of excessive greenhouse gases. I do like the Citizen a lot, the delightful voice if the New . "Dig in it is worth the trip" according to R. Elder. New York 21Dig in it is worth the trip R. Elder New York 2140 was an intensely interesting read. Kim Stanley Robinson is one of a handful of authors I look for in book stores and online. His Three California's, and Mars trilogies are my consistent recommendations to others. Antartica as well. So I was excited to see this New York 2140. Folks familiar (what some call) his Science and Government novels will know he is thoroughly exploring possible impacts on both the planet and our culture of climate change. I was expecting more of the same. I was surprised, although not disappointed, to see while New York 2140 has p. 0 was an intensely interesting read. Kim Stanley Robinson is one of a handful of authors I look for in book stores and online. His Three California's, and Mars trilogies are my consistent recommendations to others. Antartica as well. So I was excited to see this New York 21Dig in it is worth the trip R. Elder New York 2140 was an intensely interesting read. Kim Stanley Robinson is one of a handful of authors I look for in book stores and online. His Three California's, and Mars trilogies are my consistent recommendations to others. Antartica as well. So I was excited to see this New York 2140. Folks familiar (what some call) his Science and Government novels will know he is thoroughly exploring possible impacts on both the planet and our culture of climate change. I was expecting more of the same. I was surprised, although not disappointed, to see while New York 2140 has p. 0. Folks familiar (what some call) his Science and Government novels will know he is thoroughly exploring possible impacts on both the planet and our culture of climate change. I was expecting more of the same. I was surprised, although not disappointed, to see while New York 21Dig in it is worth the trip R. Elder New York 2140 was an intensely interesting read. Kim Stanley Robinson is one of a handful of authors I look for in book stores and online. His Three California's, and Mars trilogies are my consistent recommendations to others. Antartica as well. So I was excited to see this New York 2140. Folks familiar (what some call) his Science and Government novels will know he is thoroughly exploring possible impacts on both the planet and our culture of climate change. I was expecting more of the same. I was surprised, although not disappointed, to see while New York 2140 has p. 0 has p. G. Wells said Excellent vision of a possible future New York. I thoroughly enjoyed this as someone who has read a few of Robinson's books, but wouldn't label himself a "fan" necessarily. The scientific premise of the book (a flooded New York) was interesting, and I enjoyed the way the book developed a plausible view of such a future world (and would have enjoyed a little more along these lines, such as how boats, etc. are powered - there were some tantalising hints, but something more concrete might have been fun/interesting). The device of focusing each chapter on the view of a number of very different personalities was interes