The Pocket Guide to Planetary Peril

Name: The Pocket Guide to Planetary Peril
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780753561300
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An A to Z

By Jakob Thomä

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The perfect gift for the doomsayers, cynics, and pessimists in your life, by internationally renowned finance expert and Thinktank founder Jakob Thomä. For fans of Randall Munroe's What If? and The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook. The end of life, the universe, and humanity as we know... Read More

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The Pocket Guide to Planetary Peril

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The perfect gift for the doomsayers, cynics, and pessimists in your life, by internationally renowned finance expert and Thinktank founder Jakob Thomä. For fans of Randall Munroe's What If? and The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook.

The end of life, the universe, and humanity as we know it—in a handy A to Z format.

From the Atomic bomb to the Zombie apocalypse (via Black holes, Killer diseases, and Space invaders), learn the truth about twenty-six fascinating doomsday scenarios. Featuring scientific facts, entertaining anecdotes, and expert advice, this is a jaw-dropping book about what should REALLY be keeping you up at night.

Funny, eye-opening, and charmingly illustrated, this is the perfect book for doomsayers, cynics, and pessimists everywhere.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780753561300

Publisher: Ebury Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 20 March 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: W H Allen

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 21.0mm

Width: 143.0mm

Height: 223.0mm

Weight: 321g

Pages: 224

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Education & Reference Fiction Humour Jakob Thomä Penguin Books Science & Nature

About the Author

Jakob Thom is a leading global expert on sustainability risks to financial markets. He is the co-Founder of several think tanks (2 Investing Initiative, Theia Finance Labs) and incubator of sustainability initiatives and companies (PACTA, tilt, MyFairMoney). Jakob is Professor in Practice at SOAS, University of London, where he teaches a course on Green Finance, columnist at Responsible Investor, and author of multiple books on sustainability and existential risks.