{"product_id":"the-template-mark-w-schwiebert-9781480825000","title":"The Template: A Parable of the Environment","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormer President Joshua Johnson is found dead face down in the water off the boat dock of his lakeshore home. The case looks simple enough - probably a heart attack. Special Agent Derrick Bone is called in to investigate, but he's suspicious. Just a month before, the former president's annual physical reported he was in perfect health.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrior to his death, Johnson had generated a number of enemies. Over the preceding eighteen months, he led the charge for major changes in global environmental policy, going so far as to suggest a Template for worldwide sustainability. This roused the anger of those opposed to environmental reforms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, the world is overwhelmed by a rising tide of natural disasters. Droughts, plagues, and tsunamis rock modern civilization. But what do these tragedies have to do with the death of a former president? Written as a parable, \u003ci\u003eThe Template\u003c\/i\u003e portrays the possible future of our planet, framed within a murder investigation and explores alternatives to the crises that come with climate change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark W. Schwiebert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 148082500X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781480825000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Archway Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/20\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.37d","brand":"Mark W. Schwiebert","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056751866111,"sku":"9781480825000","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_684c26ec-21e4-4ec6-9262-065aa0cd6fbb.jpg?v=1685043070","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-template-mark-w-schwiebert-9781480825000","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}