{"product_id":"9781576385029","title":"A World At Risk","description":"Merriam Press Fiction Series\u003cp\u003e First Edition 2016\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Albert Einstein is alleged to have said \"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.\" Thankfully, a catastrophic World War III has not broken out so far. However, few would disagree that the danger of it erupting has grown with the advent of the 21st century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book of political fiction takes the reader into an imagined future by describing what might happen in the world in the next two decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Specifically, the future is viewed via twenty-one newspaper dispatches that cover flash points and controversial issues around the globe, over the period 2020 - 2040.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Author's Bio: Jochanan Stenesh is Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus, at Western Michigan University where he has had a distinguished career of teaching, research, and publishing scientific papers and books. He holds a Ph.D. degree in biochemistry from the University of California at Berkeley and had postdoctoral appointments at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel, and Purdue University. In addition to his scientific books, he has authored three other books, \u003ci\u003e Milestones: A Book of Days, Rot on the Vine: The Many Dark Faces of Religion\u003c\/i\u003e and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eA World at Risk.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Contents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Preface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e To Our Readers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e On High Alert\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The New Caliphate\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Growling Bear\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Piracy's Comeuppance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Spread of Terror\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Caliphate Grows\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Enough is Enough\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Dragon Stirs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Tahrir Square Reprise\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A Rude Awakening\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Dragon Strikes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Hermit \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Nation Runs Amok\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A Landmark Decision\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e An Environmental Update\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Heeding the Call\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Dragon Spews Fire\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e An Old Controversy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Aftermath of a Ban\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Ominous Clouds\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Rumblings in the Himalayas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A Nation in the Throes of Death\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Merriam Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47064636719344,"sku":"9781576385029","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781576385029_p0.jpg?v=1763797129","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781576385029","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}