{"product_id":"shattered-earth-ian-prattis-9781988058504","title":"Shattered Earth: Approaching Extinction","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ian Prattis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1988058503\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781988058504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Manor House Publishing Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/25\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.41d","brand":"Ian Prattis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43978324148479,"sku":"9781988058504","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_986bf3cd-3d0e-4170-89a0-bdf5074e3c89.jpg?v=1683240905","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shattered-earth-ian-prattis-9781988058504","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}