{"product_id":"termination-shock-1","title":"Termination Shock","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eTermination Shock\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eNeal Stephenson\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780063028050\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eWilliam Morrow\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2021\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003eBestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Neal Stephenson--who coined the term \"metaverse\" in his 1992 novel \u003cem\u003eSnow Crash\u003c\/em\u003e--comes a sweeping, prescient new thriller that transports readers to a near-future world in which the greenhouse effect has inexorably resulted in a whirling-dervish troposphere of superstorms, rising sea levels, global flooding, merciless heat waves, and virulent, deadly pandemics.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Stephenson is one of speculative fiction's most meticulous architects. . . . \u003cem\u003eTermination Shock\u003c\/em\u003e manages to pull off a rare trick, at once wildly imaginative and grounded.\" -- \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne man--visionary billionaire restaurant chain magnate T. R. Schmidt, Ph.D.--has a Big Idea for reversing global warming, a master plan perhaps best described as \"elemental.\" But will it work? And just as important, what are the consequences for the planet and all of humanity should it be applied?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRanging from the Texas heartland to the Dutch royal palace in the Hague, from the snow-capped peaks of the Himalayas to the sunbaked Chihuahuan Desert, \u003cem\u003eTermination Shock \u003c\/em\u003ebrings together a disparate group of characters from different cultures and continents who grapple with the real-life repercussions of global warming. Ultimately, it asks the question: Might the cure be worse than the disease?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEpic in scope while heartbreakingly human in perspective, \u003cem\u003eTermination Shock\u003c\/em\u003e sounds a clarion alarm, ponders potential solutions and dire risks, and wraps it all together in an exhilarating, witty, mind-expanding speculative adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"William Morrow","offers":[{"title":"Termination Shock | Neal Stephenson | Hardcover | 9780063028050 | Used: Very Good | Suspense \u0026 Thriller 1633832","offer_id":50704633168130,"sku":"1633832","price":26.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/91Aa1vwhHVS.jpg?v=1791637801","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/termination-shock-1","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}