kind of dumb, actually. In a sweet way. He might be easily manipulated—if you could just find the right way to do it.” Gideon sat back, thinking. Successful social engineering always exploited a basic need. Odysseus
“was a truism that, at your own wedding, you never actually got to have a real conversation with all the dear friends and family who had gathered to celebrate it.”
― Termination Shock
― Termination Shock
“Climate Peacekeeping action in the lawless, war-torn tribal region of West Texas.”
― Termination Shock
― Termination Shock
“In the soft apocalypse at Angkor, we can see directly what happens when political instability meets climate catastrophe. It looks chillingly similar to what cities are enduring in the contemporary world.”
― Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age
― Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age
“The Great Influenza, a book by the historian John Barry about the 1918 flu pandemic.”
― The Premonition: A Pandemic Story
― The Premonition: A Pandemic Story
“He didn’t ask if the guy was all right, though. As far as I know, that never crossed his mind.”
― I'll Take Your Questions Now: What I Saw at the Trump White House
― I'll Take Your Questions Now: What I Saw at the Trump White House
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