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  • The Hidden Rules of Catastrophe
    John Pritchett
    Catastrophe is usually described as sudden and unexpected. Systems fail overnight. Everything appears fine until it isn’t. The Hidden Rules of Catastrophe challenges this assumption by showing that collapse is rarely abrupt in reality, even when it feels that way to those experiencing it.Across natural, technological, economic, and institutional systems, failure emerges from lo...
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    16,62 €

  • The Battle for Fire
    John Pritchett
    Fire made us human.Now it is testing whether we can remain so.From the first hearths to modern power grids, fire has shaped every phase of human civilization. It warmed our ancestors, forged our tools, expanded our empires, and powered the industrial world. Yet the same force that enabled progress now drives climate instability, ecological disruption, and global inequality.The ...
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    16,66 €

  • The Battle for Land
    John Pritchett
    Land is more than territory. It is survival, identity, memory, and power.The Battle for Land examines how humanity’s relationship with land shapes inequality, conflict, belonging, and the future itself. From ownership and access to displacement, justice, and governance, this book traces how land becomes the quiet force behind economies, cultures, and political systems-and how s...
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    16,31 €

  • The Battle for Air
    John Pritchett
    The air we breathe is no longer a background certainty. From wildfire smoke drifting across continents to heat-driven pollution that turns ordinary days into health risks, the atmosphere has become a defining force of modern life. The Battle for Air examines how climate change, inequality, infrastructure, and policy collide in the most intimate human experience: breathing.Movin...
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    16,82 €

  • The Battle for Water
    John Pritchett
    Water has always shaped human life. Now it is reshaping our future.Across the world, rivers shrink, aquifers fall, snowpack disappears, and storms arrive with unfamiliar force. Water scarcity is no longer a distant threat or a regional anomaly-it is a defining condition of modern life. Yet this is not a book about catastrophe. It is a book about clarity.The Battle for Water exa...
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    16,83 €

  • You Can Be Amazing
    John Pritchett
    You Can Be Amazing is a warm and encouraging collection of life skills books designed to help children grow with confidence, kindness, and resilience.This thoughtfully crafted volume brings together five engaging sections that guide children through essential lessons they will use throughout their lives. Using simple language, imaginative metaphors, and relatable situations, th...
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    14,22 €

  • Tin Kickers
    John Pritchett
    Tin Kickers: Thinking Like an Aircraft Crash Investigator Accidents aren’t mysteries - they’re puzzles waiting to be solved. In this compelling work, John Pritchett takes readers inside the disciplined world of aviation safety. Known as 'tin kickers,' investigators walk through wreckage not to assign blame, but to uncover truth and prevent future tragedy.Through case studies su...
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    16,16 €

  • Tin Kickers
    John Pritchett
    Tin Kickers: Thinking Like an Aircraft Crash Investigator takes readers inside the disciplined mindset used to solve the world’s most complex aviation disasters. Drawing on real accident case studies and the analytical tools of professional investigators, this book reveals how catastrophe is transformed into clarity-and how failure becomes the foundation of safety.Rather than c...
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    15,94 €

  • Moments of Madness
    John Pritchett
    Moments of Madness is a riveting, darkly satirical tour through America’s most bizarre Cold War weapons-real, tested, and sometimes deployed. From backpack nukes and unguided rockets to nuclear depth charges and atomic artillery, Moments of Madness explores the surreal logic behind the U.S. arsenal of deterrence.Moments of Madness is both a technical chronicle and a moral recko...
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    16,76 €

  • Huddled Masses
    John Pritchett
    Immigration is America’s oldest story-and its most misunderstood. From Ellis Island to Silicon Valley, from railroads to rocket ships, immigrants have fueled the nation’s growth, innovation, and resilience. Yet too often, the public debate reduces them to caricatures: job‑takers, culture‑diluters, or security threats.In Huddled Masses: The Untold Truth About Immigration, John P...
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    16,10 €

  • What Lies Beneath
    John Pritchett
    Beneath our feet lies Earth’s oldest story-one of stone, silence, and survival. From billion‑year‑old bedrock to hidden aquifers, from catacombs and lost cities to microbes thriving in darkness, What Lies Beneath takes readers on a journey into the secret life of the underground.John Pritchett reveals how geology, biology, and history converge below the surface:Discover the fra...
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    15,37 €

  • The Signature of Breath
    John Pritchett
    When a mysterious equine virus ignites panic across barns and borders, veterinarian Mara Ellison must choose between protocol and instinct. As governments order mass culls and misinformation spreads, Mara joins a covert network to protect Beacon-a black gelding whose immunity may hold the key to saving both horses and humans.From hidden barns to hospital corridors, The Signatur...
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    14,52 €

  • Rebuilding the Ladder
    John Pritchett
    What if losing your job didn’t mean losing your future?Every day, Americans are laid off and dropped into a system built for another century-one that provides a check when what’s really needed is a roadmap. In an economy defined by automation, globalization, and permanent dislocation, our unemployment system is no longer enough.Rebuilding the Ladder is a bold and timely bluepri...
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    16,04 €

  • The Hallowing of Congress
    John Pritchett
    The Hallowing of Congress: How Congress Lost Its PowerBy John PritchettCongress isn’t broken by accident-it’s hollowed by design.The Hallowing of Congress, delivers a piercing analysis of how the United States Congress, once the central engine of American self-government, became the weakest branch of government. This isn’t just another book about gridlock or partisanship. It’s ...
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    16,32 €

  • The Hubris Paradox Ambition, Achievement, and the Abyss
    John Pritchett
    The same fire that fuels our greatest achievements also seeds our most catastrophic failures. This is the Hubris Paradox.In this sweeping examination of ambition and its consequences, author John Pritchett argues that hubris is the essential ingredient behind every human leap-from splitting the atom to reaching the moon. But when unchecked by humility, it becomes the architect ...
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    16,39 €

  • Zero Tariffs or No Free Trade
    John Pritchett
    Zero Tariffs or No Trade: A Case for Free TradeBy John PritchettWhat if America embraced the boldest economic idea in trade history: zero tariffs-for everyone, or no trade at all?In this powerful, provocative manifesto, John Pritchett dismantles the myths of protectionism and makes the unapologetic case for a zero-tariff trade regime. Rooted in American tradition and global eco...
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    16,64 €

  • The Last Benjamin
    John Pritchett
    A bold, timely, and uncompromising case for retiring America’s most dangerous currency.The U.S. $100 bill is the most circulated note in American history-yet it is rarely seen in everyday life. While it may evoke prestige and power in pop culture, in the real world, it has become a silent engine of global crime, corruption, tax evasion, and secrecy. In The Last Benjamin, John P...
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    17,14 €

  • The Narrator Within
    John Pritchett
    We all carry a narrator inside-a quiet voice that weaves our memories, shapes our identity, and makes sense of our world. But what happens when that voice fractures, falters, or disappears?The Narrator Within is a captivating exploration of the mind’s inner storyteller. Blending neuroscience, psychology, and philosophy, John Spencer Pritchett takes readers deep into the lives o...
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    16,42 €

  • The Signal
    John Pritchett
    A signal from deep space. A message no one expected.When Dr. Nova Jamil detects a mysterious transmission, it sets off a global reckoning. As governments scramble for control and fear threatens to ignite conflict, a small crew is sent to intercept the source-a journey that will test the limits of trust, courage, and discovery.Commander Isaac Blake and Lieutenant Juno Trent vent...
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    14,56 €

  • Asteroid Apophis
    John Pritchett
    An Asteroid Approaches. The Countdown to Impact Has Begun.For years, astronomers have tracked Apophis, a 1,200-foot-wide asteroid hurtling through space, named after the Egyptian god of chaos. Initially dismissed as a near-miss threat, new data reveals a terrifying truth-its orbit has shifted, and Earth is now directly in its path.When an ambitious young astronomer, Juan Carlos...
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    13,99 €

  • Fault Line
    John Pritchett
    The Ground Beneath Us Is Not as Steady as We Believe...Beneath the tranquil surface of the Pacific Northwest lies a ticking time bomb-the Cascadia Subduction Zone, an immense fault line capable of unleashing one of the most devastating earthquakes in human history. The question is not if it will rupture, but when.When renowned scientist Dr. Josh Cooper is called upon to lead a ...
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    14,34 €

  • The Breath of Ra
    John Pritchett
    An Ancient God’s Power, A Modern World’s PerilFor centuries, Ra-the Egyptian sun god-has symbolized both creation and destruction. Now, his fiery breath is about to unleash a storm that could change life on Earth forever.Brilliant scientist Elliott Caldwell has dedicated his life to studying the Sun, but when he discovers a looming geomagnetic superstorm, he realizes that human...
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    14,21 €

  • Deep Earth
    John Pritchett
    The discovery of a lifetime could change everything... or destroy it. ...
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    14,11 €

  • Changbai Mountain
    John Pritchett
    A Sleeping Giant. A Hidden Threat. A Race Against Time. Deep in the heart of Asia, on the border of China and North Korea, lies Changbai Mountain-an ancient and deadly volcano with a violent past. ...
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    14,04 €

  • Foot Steps A Son’s Journey
    John Pritchett
    Some journeys take us across great distances. Others take us deep within ourselves.Ten years after the tragic loss of his father, Josh Cooper has carefully avoided confronting his past. But when his mother announces her engagement, a flood of emotions pushes him to finally seek the truth about the man he barely remembers. Determined to understand who his father was-and by exten...
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    14,30 €

  • Yellowstone Pressure Point
    John Pritchett
    A ticking time bomb lies beneath Yellowstone... and humanity just lit the fuse.Dr. Emily Carter has dedicated her life to studying supervolcanoes, but when her controversial plan to harness Yellowstone’s geothermal energy is greenlit, she never expects to become the catalyst for one of the greatest natural disasters in human history. What starts as a groundbreaking scientific e...
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    14,05 €

  • Magnetic Upheaval
    John Pritchett
    What if the very force protecting Earth was on the verge of a massive shift?For billions of years, Earth’s magnetic field has been our invisible shield, guarding us from cosmic radiation, solar storms, and atmospheric loss. But recent scientific discoveries suggest that this vital force is changing faster than ever before. The North Magnetic Pole is racing toward Siberia, and a...
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    16,26 €

  • Pangea Hidden Treasure Hidden Dangers
    John Pritchett
    Travel with me, if you will, on this incredible journey spanning millions of years from when Pangea began its development towards becoming a single, supercontinent to its breakup to its break up to form what we know as today’s seven continents, each rich in treasure. Detect if you can, the unique secrets left behind in Pangea’s wake that will lead us to hidden treasure and hidd...
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    13,96 €