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Wings of Fire The Dragonet Prophecy (Box set 1-5)
A war has been raging between the dragon tribes of Pyrrhia for years.
According to a prophecy, five dragonets will end the bloodshed and choose a new queen. But not every dragonet wants a destiny. And when Clay, Tsunami, Glory, Starflight, and Sunny discover the truth about their unusual, secret upbringing, they might choose freedom over fate -- and find a way to save their world in their own way.Discover the first five thrilling installments in the bestselling Wings of Fire series, now in one red-hot boxed set: The Dragonet Prophecy;The Lost Heir; The Hidden Kingdom; The Dark Secret; and The Brightest Night.
Lacná kniha Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Book 4): Adult Edition (-70%)
When the Quidditch World Cup is disrupted by Voldemort's rampaging supporters and the terrifying Dark Mark is resurrected, it is obvious to Harry that, far from failing, Voldemort is getting stronger. The ultimate symbol to the magic world of the evil Lord's return would be if the one and only survivor of his death curse, Harry Potter, could finally be beaten. So when Harry is entered for the Triwizard Tournament - a competition between three wizarding schools to find the ultimate magician - he knows that rather than win it, he just has to get through the trials alive.
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Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon
THE UNTOLD STORY OF A GLOBAL OBSESSION DIRECT FROM THE SHOW'S CAST AND CREATORS...
This official, complete history of HBO's Game of Thrones will draw on the author's many long days and nights spent on GOT sets all over the world and his countless interviews with cast and crew, many of which have never been published before. Packed with stunning photographs from the show and from behind the scenes, this is the only book that will be absolutely essential reading for every Game of Thrones fan.
Game of Thrones is the biggest television drama ever to have graced our screens. The epic saga of warring families, huge battles, arduous journeys and dying heroes has captured the hearts and attention of millions of fans across the world. But its conclusion isn't necessarily the end of the story...
James Hibberd has extensively covered the show since breaking the news of its pilot in 2008 and has had more access to the show's top-secret set than any other member of the media. He was in Croatia when Joffrey Baratheon perished; he was in Northern Ireland when Jon Snow desperately fought in the Battle of the Bastards. He has documented every part of the making of the show and has had exclusive access to cast members, writers and directors.
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Úvod do meditace - Einführung in die Meditation
Účel knihy
»Úvod do meditace« člověku umožňuje, aby si osvojil meditaci v rámci samostudia. Člověk tedy nepotřebuje navštěvovat »guruy« či »jogíny«, kteří by mu za drahé peníze namlouvali, že mu dokážou přinést »spásu«, ačkoliv by v něm pouze vzbuzovali závislost, využívali jej, otravovali jeho myšlení a zotročovali jeho vědomí.
Studium meditace je ovšem velmi tvrdé a vyžaduje velké nasazení, vůli se učit a schopnost vytrvat, chce-li člověk dospět k tomu, aby požíval nepředstižných darů vědomí. Rychlokurzy nebo intenzivní kurzy, jež jsou všude nabízeny pro netrpělivce, mohou sice působit lákavě, ale jsou také nanejvýš klamné a nebezpečné, a především: nepřináší žádný efekt.
Pozemštěné nejsou uvyklí myslet a jednat na základě Tvořivých zákonů, a proto pro ně není snadné se přeorientovat na trpělivost a klid, jež od nich vyžaduje meditace. Ve škole a v povolání se od člověka stále vyžaduje materiálně-intelektuální úsilí (ctižádostivost, zvídavost atd.) a věřícný přístup k cizím poznatkům a vědomostem.
Náboženství postavila lidi pod nadvládu imaginárního Boha a uzmula jim tak jejich sebevládu. Také světské, lidské struktury moci, jako je stát, ekonomika a věda, se starají o to, aby lidé zůstali nevědoucí a manipulovatelní. Lidé proto již nevědí, jaká moc skutečně dřímá v jejich nitru, a tak hledají náhražku v čistě materiálním výkonu, v jehož důsledku zatracují své vědomí k nečinnosti. Mnozí lidé však přesto ve svém nitru možná tuší, že mnohé věci, na nichž se spolupodíleli, nemohou být správné.
Lidé, a především jejich vědomí, chtějí žít jinak, totiž v souladu s Tvořením.
Mnozí lidé věří tomu – nečinně čekajíce na blesk z čistého nebe –, že ke správnému způsobu života a správnému smýšlení dospějí tím, že budou sedět na kraji cesty.
Lidé nepotřebují vybočovat z cesty, neboť mohou ve svém vlastním navyklém prostředí začít s tím, aby mysleli a jednali na základě Tvořivých zákonů. Nesmějí a nemohou však již otálet s tím, aby se po několik málo vteřin skutečně soustředili na své nitro, pokud je pro ně zatím obtížné, aby se od své niterní podstaty např. dozvěděli přesný čas, místo aby se podívali na hodinky. Pokud však lidé tuto schopnost soustředění jednou ovládnou, pak jim bude sloužit i tam, kde by se svým obvyklým, materiálním způsobem myšlení museli ujít celé kilometry k předmětu, na nějž chtějí nahlédnout, načež by o něm přesto ještě s absolutní jistotou nemohli říci: JE TO TAK.
Člověk by se měl zamyslet nad tím, že Tvoření není nikdy nečinné. I ono naplňuje bez přerušení zákony a doporučení, jež samo stvořilo, aby zabezpečilo existenci všech svých tvorů. Člověk je jedním z tvorů Tvoření a měl by jednat stejně jako ono.
Meditace neslouží jednoduše k uvolnění – kvůli čemuž ji doporučují i lékaři –, nikoliv, meditace slouží především k sebedisciplíně člověka, ke školení jeho vědomí, k poznání a k tomu, aby se dopracoval niterního míru a vyrovnanosti a aby vůbec zvládl svůj život.
Bude-li člověk tuto knihu podrobně a pozorně studovat a bude-li jednat na základě objasňovaných vědomostí, tak se mu dostane souvisejících a mnoha jiných poznatků.
Billy
Skladba knihy
Tato kniha se člení na sedm hlavních oddílů, jež se nazývají takto:
1. Předmluva
2. Úvodní slovo
3. Samotná meditace
4. Úvod do meditace
5. Meditační nauka
6. Další vysvětlení
7. Slova ke vštípení
Meditační nauka je naukou pro vědomí sloužící k sebepoznání, jež se zakládá na rozeznávání pravé reality a ovládání všech faktorů vědomního a tělesného života.
Meditační nauka je naukou násilného (aktivního) nenásilí, jež tkví v absolutní logice, souladné se zákony sedmerosti, jejichž význam uvádí následující vysvětlení:
- Násilné (aktivní) nenásilí -
Fire, Ice, And Physics
Exploring the science in George R. R. Martin's fantastical world, from the physics of an ice wall to the genetics of the Targaryens and Lannisters.Game of Thrones is a fantasy that features a lot of made-up science--fabricated climatology (when is winter coming?), astronomy, metallurgy, chemistry, and biology.
Most fans of George R. R. Martin's fantastical world accept it all as part of the magic.
A trained scientist, watching the fake science in Game of Thrones, might think, "But how would it work?" In Fire, Ice, and Physics, Rebecca Thompson turns a scientist's eye on Game of Thrones, exploring, among other things, the science of an ice wall, the genetics of the Targaryen and Lannister families, and the biology of beheading. Thompson, a PhD in physics and an enthusiastic Game of Thrones fan, uses the fantasy science of the show as a gateway to some interesting real science, introducing GOT fandom to a new dimension of appreciation. Thompson starts at the beginning, with winter, explaining seasons and the very elliptical orbit of the Earth that might cause winter to come (or not come).
She tells us that ice can behave like ketchup, compares regular steel to Valyrian steel, explains that dragons are "bats, but with fire," and considers Targaryen inbreeding. Finally she offers scientific explanations of the various types of fatal justice meted out, including beheading, hanging, poisoning (reporting that the effects of "the Strangler," administered to Joffrey at the Purple Wedding, resemble the effects of strychnine), skull crushing, and burning at the stake. Even the most faithful Game of Thrones fans will learn new and interesting things about the show from Thompson's entertaining and engaging account.
Fire, Ice, and Physics is an essential companion for all future bingeing.
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Peep Inside how a Fire Engine works
Nee naw, nee naw! The fire engine is here to save the day. Peep into the cab, roll out the hoses and slide out the ladder to find out how it works. Truck-obsessed toddlers will love all the details to spot, flaps to lift and holes to peep through. An exciting introduction to some of the people who help us.
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Boy on Fire: The Young Nick Cave
The first volume of the long-awaited, near-mythical biography of Nick Cave, by award-winning writer, Mark Mordue.
An intensely beautiful, profound, and poetic biography of the formative years of the dark prince of rock 'n' roll, Boy on Fire is Nick Cave's creation story, a portrait of the artist first as a boy, then as a young man. A deeply insightful work that charts his family, friends, influences, milieu, and, most of all, his music, the book reveals how Nick Cave shaped himself into the extraordinary artist he would become. A powerful account of a singular, uncompromising artist, Boy on Fire is also a vivid and evocative rendering of a time and place, from the fast-running dark rivers and ghost gums of country-town Australia to the torn wallpaper, sticky carpet, and manic energy of the nascent punk scene which hit staid 1970s Melbourne like an atom bomb. Boy on Fire is a stunning biographical achievement.
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The Fire Keeper
Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents J.C. Cervantes' fiery and fast-paced sequel to The Storm Runner.
Zane Obispo has an impossible choice to make: save other godborns like him from the angry gods, or rescue his father Hurakan from his eternal prison.
Zane Obispo's new life on a beautiful secluded tropical island, complete with his family and closest friends, should be perfect. But he can't control his newfound fire skills yet (inherited from his father, the Maya god Hurakan); there's a painful rift between him and his dog ever since she became a hell hound; and he doesn't know what to do with his feelings for Brooks.
One day he discovers that by writing the book about his misadventures with the Maya gods, he unintentionally put other godborn children at risk. Unless Zane can find the godborns before the gods do, they will be killed.
To make matters worse, Zane learns that Hurakan is scheduled to be executed. Zane knows he must rescue him, no matter the cost. Can he accomplish both tasks without the gods detecting him, or will he end up a permanent resident of the underworld?
In this cleverly plotted sequel to The Storm Runner, the gang is back together again with spirited new characters, sneaky gods, Aztec royalty, unlikely alliances, and secrets darker than Zane could ever have imagined. Secrets that will change him forever.
The Night Fire
A JUDGE MURDERED IN A CITY PARK
Mickey Haller, the Lincoln Lawyer, defends the man accused.
A HOMELESS PERSON BURNED ALIVE
Detective Renee Ballard catches the case on the LAPD's notorious graveyard shift.
AN UNSOLVED HOMICIDE FROM A LIFETIME AGO
Harry Bosch is left a missing case file by his mentor who passed away. He was the man who taught Bosch that everybody counts, or nobody counts. Why did he keep the case all these years? To find the truth - or bury it?
IN L.A. CRIME NEVER SLEEPS
But in Ballard, Bosch and Haller: the fire always burns. Will it light the way - or leave their lives in ashes?
Our House is on Fire
The profoundly moving story of how love, courage and determination brought Greta Thunberg's family back from the brink
'Urgent, lucid, courageous ... a must-read message of hope ... It is a glimpse of a saner world' David Mitchell, Guardian
This is the story of a happy family whose life suddenly fell apart, never to be the same again. Of two devoted parents plunged into a waking nightmare as their eleven-year-old daughter Greta stopped speaking and eating, and her younger sister struggled to cope.
They desperately searched for answers, and began to see how their children's suffering reached far beyond medical diagnoses. This crisis was not theirs alone: they were burned-out people on a burned-out planet. And so they decided to act.
Our House is on Fire shows how, amid forces that tried to silence them, one family found ways to strengthen, heal, and gain courage from the love they had for each other - and for the living world. It is a parable of hope and determination in an emergency that affects us all.
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Mimochodem / Mimochodom
Od března 2020 do března 2021 jsem po dohodě s Miroslavem Tóthem, skladatelem a hudebníkem, zaznamenával na Žižkově i doma okamžiky, které zrcadlily mou všednodennost a její reflexe. Říkali jsme tomu bliky a Miroslav některé vloží do stejnojmenné skladby, kterou, jak říká, uvede přšítí rok.
Souběžně Miro Švolík, fotograf, vytvořil vlastní příběh. Začátkem léta 2021 jsme z fotografií, a prepsaných zvukových záznamů, poskládali česko-slovenskou knížku "Mimochodem /Mimochodom.
Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire
What if business could help solve the greatest problems of our time?
Free market capitalism is one of humanity's greatest inventions, and the greatest source of prosperity the world has ever seen. But it's also on the verge of destroying the planet and destabilizing society in its single-minded pursuit of maximizing shareholder value.
Rebecca Henderson, McArthur University Professor at Harvard University, argues for a new framework; one that can simultaneously make a positive societal impact by confronting the realities of the environment and the need to address social and economic inequality, while also delivering sustained financial performance to ensure economic growth that brings prosperity and wellbeing to society as a whole.
Drawing on the lessons of companies from around the world who are acting on this responsibility - who are not only surviving but are thriving, becoming leaders in their industries and beginning to drive the wheels of change - Professor Henderson proves that this is not only a moral imperative for business but also the only way to remain competitive in our changing world.
'You need to read Rebecca Henderson's Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire. This is a book for the realist with a heart.' Arthur C. Brooks, president emeritus, American Enterprise Institute; senior fellow, Harvard Business School; and author of Love Your Enemies
'Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire is a breath of fresh air. Written in lively prose, easily accessible to lay readers, and chock-full of interesting case studies, Henderson comprehensively surveys what we need to do to secure a workable future.' Larry Kramer, president, Hewlett Foundation
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Every Life Is On Fire
Why are we alive? Most things in the universe aren't. And if you trace the evolutionary history of plants and animals back far enough, you will find that, at some point, neither were we. Scientists have wrestled with this problem for centuries, and no one has been able to offer a credible theory. But in 2013, at just 30 years old, biophysicist Jeremy England published a paper that has utterly upended the ongoing study of life's origins. In Every Life Is on Fire, he describes, for the first time, his highly publicized theory known as dissipative adaptation.
In any disordered system, matter clumps together and breaks apart, mostly randomly, without consequence. But some of the clumps that form are momentarily better at doing one specific job: dissipating energy. These structures are less likely to fall apart. Over time, they become better at both withstanding the disorder surrounding them and creating copies of themselves. From this deep insight, grounded in thermodynamics, England is able to isolate the emergence of the first life-like behaviors. Scientists have always thought that life began as a stroke of spectacular luck. But in fact, life may be inevitable, a product of the iron physical laws of the universe.
England is both a world-class physicist and an ordained rabbi, and so his enquiry doesn't end with the physics of life. We ask questions like "How did life begin?" not just for the fun of scientific inquiry, but because we want a deeper understanding of who we are and why we're here. Even if physics can explain how life-like behaviors emerged, England doubts that reducing life down to the energy flows of a bunch of microscopic particles can ever give us a satisfying answer to what it means to be alive?. He believes that life is fundamentally a philosophical distinction, not a natural one. So before we can seriously look for life's physical origins, we must first make basic choices about what we think life means. This is something researchers often fail to recognize, and it is why, throughout In Every Life Is on Fire, England informs the premises of his theory with a careful exploration of what life is for.
For anyone who reads this book, no matter their creed, In Every Life Is On Fire offers a rare work of popular science that explores not just what science does, but how it imbues our lives with meaning.
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A Storm of Swords 1.- A Song of Ice And Fire 3. (Game of Thrones)
Of the five contenders for power, one is dead, another in disfavor, and still the wars rage as violently as ever, as alliances are made and broken. Joffrey, of House Lannister, sits on the Iron Throne, the uneasy ruler of the land of the Seven Kingdoms. His most bitter rival, Lord Stannis, stands defeated and disgraced, the victim of the jealous sorceress who holds him in her evil thrall. But young Robb, of House Stark, still rules the North from the fortress of Riverrun. Robb plots against his despised Lannister enemies, even as they hold his sister hostage at King’s Landing, the seat of the Iron Throne. Meanwhile, making her way across a blood-drenched continent is the exiled queen, Daenerys, mistress of the only three dragons still left in the world. . . .But as opposing forces maneuver for the final titanic showdown, an army of barbaric wildlings arrives from the outermost line of civilization. In their vanguard is a horde of mythical Others--a supernatural army of the living dead whose animated corpses are unstoppable. As the future of the land hangs in the balance, no one will rest until the Seven Kingdoms have exploded in a veritable storm of swords. . .Here is the third volume in George R. R. Martin’s magnificent cycle of novels that includes A Game of Thrones and A Clash of Kings. As a whole, this series comprises a genuine masterpiece of modern fantasy, bringing together the best the genre has to offer. Magic, mystery, intrigue, romance, and adventure fill these pages and transport us to a world unlike any we have ever experienced. Already hailed as a classic, George R. R. Martin’s stunning series is destined to stand as one of the great achievements of imaginative fiction.
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Kingdom of Flesh and Fire
Is Love Stronger Than Vengeance?
A Betrayal...
Everything Poppy has ever believed in is a lie, including the man she was falling in love with. Thrust among those who see her as a symbol of a monstrous kingdom, she barely knows who she is without the veil of the Maiden. But what she does know is that nothing is as dangerous to her as him. The Dark One. The Prince of Atlantia. He wants her to fight him, and that's one order she's more than happy to obey. He may have taken her, but he will never have her.
A Choice....
Casteel Da'Neer is known by many names and many faces. His lies are as seductive as his touch. His truths as sensual as his bite. Poppy knows better than to trust him. He needs her alive, healthy, and whole to achieve his goals. But he's the only way for her to get what she wants-to find her brother Ian and see for herself if he has become a soulless Ascended. Working with Casteel instead of against him presents its own risks. He still tempts her with every breath, offering up all she's ever wanted. Casteel has plans for her. Ones that could expose her to unimaginable pleasure and unfathomable pain. Plans that will force her to look beyond everything she thought she knew about herself-about him. Plans that could bind their lives together in unexpected ways that neither kingdom is prepared for. And she's far too reckless, too hungry, to resist the temptation.
A Secret...
But unrest has grown in Atlantia as they await the return of their Prince. Whispers of war have become stronger, and Poppy is at the very heart of it all. The King wants to use her to send a message. The Descenters want her dead. The wolven are growing more unpredictable. And as her abilities to feel pain and emotion begin to grow and strengthen, the Atlantians start to fear her. Dark secrets are at play, ones steeped in the blood-drenched sins of two kingdoms that would do anything to keep the truth hidden. But when the earth begins to shake, and the skies start to bleed, it may already be too late.
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A Game of Thrones - A Song of Ice And Fire 1. (Game of Thrones)
A NEW ORIGINAL SERIES, NOW ON HBO.Here is the first volume in George R. R. Martin’s magnificent cycle of novels that includes A Clash of Kings and A Storm of Swords. As a whole, this series comprises a genuine masterpiece of modern fantasy, bringing together the best the genre has to offer. Magic, mystery, intrigue, romance, and adventure fill these pages and transport us to a world unlike any we have ever experienced. Already hailed as a classic, George R. R. Martin’s stunning series is destined to stand as one of the great achievements of imaginative fiction.A GAME OF THRONESLong ago, in a time forgotten, a preternatural event threw the seasons out of balance. In a land where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime, trouble is brewing. The cold is returning, and in the frozen wastes to the north of Winterfell, sinister and supernatural forces are massing beyond the kingdom’s protective Wall. At the center of the conflict lie the Starks of Winterfell, a family as harsh and unyielding as the land they were born to. Sweeping from a land of brutal cold to a distant summertime kingdom of epicurean plenty, here is a tale of lords and ladies, soldiers and sorcerers, assassins and bastards, who come together in a time of grim omens.Here an enigmatic band of warriors bear swords of no human metal, a tribe of fierce wildlings carry men off into madness, a cruel young dragon prince barters his sister to win back his throne, and a determined woman undertakes the most treacherous of journeys. Amid plots and counterplots, tragedy and betrayal, victory and terror, the fate of the Starks, their allies, and their enemies hangs perilously in the balance, as each endeavors to win that deadliest of conflicts: the game of thrones.
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Lacná kniha Vörös glória - Egy valódi örömlány felemelkedése (-70%)
"Érzelmileg megtépáz és felemel." - Halasi Miklós Sukitore blog
"A krimi és a tündérmese mezsgyéjén egyensúlyoz" - Göbölyös N. László, író
A külföldön élő Szabina körül minden megváltozik, amikor az orvosok közlik vele, hogy nem lehet gyermeke. Visszatér Magyarországra, és bár jövője teljesen bizonytalan, hamarosan mégis újra összerakja széttört élete darabkáit.
Albérlőtársa unszolására belekóstol a pénzért vett szex titkokkal övezett világába. Szabina szemén át az olvasó is megtapasztalhatja, milyen kemény szabályok és váratlan események hálózzák be egy örömlány mindennapi életét.
Vajon meddig lehet ezt a munkát végezni?
A fiatal lány megmutatja, hogy lehet egy ilyen megvetett foglalkozásból kihozni valami jót, valami többet. Céltudatossága elnyeri jutalmát és bár nehéz terhet hordoz magával, és rögös utat kell bejárnia, de végül a szerelem is rátalál.
Rona Fire újabb, saját élettapasztalatán alapuló története bepillantást enged a szextündérek világába, olyan titkokat fedve fel, melyekkel megváltoztatja az emberek gondolkodásmódját erről a munkáról.
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Into the Fire
Evan Smoak lives by his own code. As a boy he was taken from a foster home to be raised and trained as an off-the-books government assassin codenamed Orphan X. Then he broke free to live in the shadows as the Nowhere Man, using his unique skills to help those in desperate need.
But all good things must come to an end. He'll take on one last mission then go out on a high note. Clean, neat and tidy, just the way he likes it.
And then he meets Max Merriweather.
Max Merriweather hasn't got much left to lose.
Bad luck and trouble have seen off his marriage, his home and his career. On the face of it he's the last guy you'd expect to be trusted with a deadly secret. Which is exactly why his cousin gave him an envelope with the instruction: 'If anything ever happens to me, call the number inside.' Now his cousin is dead and Max's own chances of survival look bleak.
On the run and stalked by death, he meets the one man who might save him: Evan Smoak.
With Max now under his protection, Evan realizes that the forces against them pose as daunting a threat as he has ever faced. He'll be lucky just to get through it alive . .
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Packed with edge-of-your-seat suspense, explosive action and razor-sharp plotting, Into the Fire confirms Gregg Hurwitz as a rival to Lee Child, David Baldacci, James Patterson and Harlan Coben as a master of the modern thriller.
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Fire Storm and Flood The violence of climate change
An unflinching photographic record of the epic effects of a violent climate, from the earliest extinction events to the present. Violent geologic events have ravaged the Earth since time began, spanning the vast eons of our planet's existence. These seismic phenomena have scored their marks in rock strata and been reflected in fossil records for future humanity to excavate and ponder. For most of the preceeding 78,000 years Homo sapiens simply observed natural climate upheaval. One hundred years ago, however, industrialization stunningly changed the rules, so that now most climate change is driven by us.
Fire, Storm and Flood is an unflinching photographic record of the epic effects of a violent climate, from the earliest extinction events to the present, in which we witness climate chaos forced by unnatural global warming. It uses often emotional and moving imagery to drive home the enormity of climatic events, offering a sweeping acknowledgment of our crowded planet's heartbreaking vulnerability and show-stopping beauty.
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