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Thanks - I have added Hamnet to my TBR list which grows and grows!
Still reading The Last Kings of Shanghai i which is non fiction and truly my head is spinning. I am so unfamiliar with Asian history ( and this is pretty much 19th and 20th century) so this is a lot to absorb but much if it does relate to other events that were familiar.
Anyway, really a good read.
Second in series of mysteries By Graham Brack “Untrue Till Death†set in Holland in time of Vermeer—
he has a role in #1 Death in Delft
Main character is a lecturer/professor/cleric (all professors apparently had to be clerics) named Mercurius at university in Delft
Interesting time period
Humor in the narration
William of Orange is character in #2
[Blue Ticket[/b] by Sophie Mackintosh. Reminiscent of the Handmaid’s Tale. A dystopian world where a woman’s role in life is predetermined by a lottery. A white ticket grants marriage and children. A blue ticket grants a career and freedom. No choice and your fate is permanent. A page turner.
I can’t imagine a government strong enough to enforce such draconian measures that would allow a woman “a career and freedomâ€....but might check it out...
Disunited Nations : The Scramble for Power in an Ungoverned World / Peter Zeihan, c2020, Harper Business, 327.1 ZEIH.
Subjects
World politics -- 21st century -- Forecasting.
International relations -- Forecasting.
Geopolitics.
Great powers.
Notes
Briefly profiles China, Japan, Russia, Germany, France, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Brazil, Argentina, US.
Summary
"Most countries and companies are not prepared for the world Peter Zeihan says we're already living in. For decades, America's allies have depended on its might for their economic and physical security. But as a new age of American isolationism dawns, the results will surprise everyone. In Disunited Nations, geopolitical strategist Peter Zeihan presents a series of counterintuitive arguments about the future of a world where trade agreements are coming apart and international institutions are losing their power"-- Provided by publisher.
Length
xvi, 453 pages : many maps & graphs, index
A scary overview of where the World could be heading. Highly recommended.
Hacking planet Earth : how geoengineering can help us reimagine the future / Thomas Kostigen, c2020, TarcherPerigee, 628.2 KOST.
Subjects
Environmental geotechnology.
Summary
"An exploration of the cutting-edge technology that will enable us to confront the realities of climate change"-- Provided by publisher.
Length
viii, 337 pages, many drawings, index, chapter notes, index
A gee-whiz approach to big science/technology efforts/possibilities to solve our World science/technology problems - climate change, CO2, potable water, cropland, agriculture, etc. Very enthusiastic approach, but good brief articles, lots of helpful drawings. He writes on environmental issues - bestselling author & journalist.
I finished The Last Kings of Shanghai (stayed up late last night). It was so interesting. I highly recommend. It's history but is so relevant with China and Hong Kong today. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/...gs-of-shanghai
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