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Mother of Storm
Unlike Barnes' previous books, Mother of Storms has a fairly large cast of viewpoint characters.
This usually irritates me, but I didn't mind it here, and their interactions are well-handled and informative, although occasionally in moving them about the author's manipulations are a bit blatant.
They're not all necessarily good guys, either, although with the hurricanes wreaking wholesale destruction upon the world's coastal areas, ethical categories tend to become irrelevant.
But even the Evil American Corporate Magnate is a pretty likable guy.
Map
For as long as I can remember, there has been a map in the ticket hall of Piccadilly Circus tube station supposedly showing night and day across the time zones of the world.
This is somewhat surprising given the London Underground's history difficultly in grasping the concept of punctuality.
But this map has always fascinated me, and still does, even though it now seems very primitive.
This is because it chops the world up equally by longitude, without regard the reality of either political divisions or the changing seasons.
Foreign aid
At the beginning of 1990s, foreign aid had begun to slowly improve.
Scrutiny by the news media shamed many developed countries into curbing their bad practices.
Today, the projects of organizations like the World Bank are meticulously inspected by watchdog groups.
Although the system is far from perfect, it is certainly more transparent than it was when foreign aid routinely helped ruthless dictators stay in power.
Aviation
During the 1920s and 1930s great progress was made in the field of aviation, including the first transatlantic flight of Alcock and Brown in 1919, Charles Lindbergh's solo transatlantic flight.
In 1927, and Charles Kingsford Smith's transpacific flight the following year.
One of the most successful designs of this period was the Douglas DC-3, which became the first airliner to be profitable carrying passengers exclusively, starting the modern era of passenger airline service.
By the beginning of World War II, many towns and cities had built airports, and there were numerous qualified pilots available.
The war brought many innovations to aviation, including the first jet aircraft and the first liquid-fueled rockets.
Carbon Detox
In his fascinating book Carbon Detox, George Marshall argues that people are not persuaded by information.
Our view are formed by the views of people with whom we mix.
Of the narratives that might penetrate these circles, we are more likely to listen to those that offer us some reward.
He proposes that instead of arguing for sacrifice, environmentalists should show where the rewards might lie: that understanding what the science is saying and planning accordingly is the smart thing to do, which will protect your interests more effectively than flinging abuse at scientists.
We should emphasize the old-fashioned virtues of uniting in the face of a crisis, of resourcefulness and community action.

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