Alex Epstein Livres

Exploring the interplay of time, dreams, and language, this collection features a diverse array of characters, including a time-traveling woman and a reimagined Kafka. Each story, infused with humor and poignant memory, unfolds in under a page, showcasing Epstein's lyrical style and philosophical depth. The narratives reflect on the weight of history and the human experience, placing Epstein alongside literary greats like Baudelaire and Borges. This collection is hailed as his most radical work, blending strange beauty with profound insights.

Exploring the intricacies of love and memory, the stories delve into the life of a man who continues to write his lost love's name in crossword puzzles. Alex Epstein masterfully crafts miniature narratives that blend philosophical musings, parables, and vivid imagery. His characters range from mythical figures to literary icons, all set against diverse and evocative backdrops like airports and bookstores in forgotten countries. Each tale captures a small world, revealing the expansive potential within a single sentence.

For over a decade, philosopher and energy expert Alex Epstein has predicted that any negative impacts of fossil fuel use on our climate will be outweighed by the unique benefits of fossil fuels to human flourishing--including their unrivaled ability to provide low-cost, reliable energy to billions of people around the world, especially the world's poorest people. And contrary to what we hear from media experts about today's renewable revolution and climate emergency, reality has proven Epstein right: - Fact: Fossil fuels are still the dominant source of energy around the world, and growing fast--while much- hyped renewables are causing skyrocketing electricity prices and increased blackouts. - Fact: Fossil-fueled development has brought global poverty to an all-time low. - Fact: While fossil fuels have contributed to the 1 degree of warming in the last 170 years, climate-related deaths are at all-time lows thanks to fossil-fueled development. What does the future hold? In Fossil Future, Epstein, applying his distinctive human flourishing framework to the latest evidence, comes to the shocking conclusion that the benefits of fossil fuels will continue to far outweigh their side effects--including climate impacts--for generations to come. The path to global human flourishing, Epstein argues, is a combination of using more fossil fuels, getting better at climate mastery, and establishing energy freedom policies that allow nuclear and other truly promising alternatives to reach their full long-term potential. Today's pervasive claims of imminent climate catastrophe and imminent renewable energy dominance, Epstein shows, are based on what he calls the anti-impact framework--a set of faulty methods, false assumptions, and anti-human values that have caused the media's designated experts to make wildly wrong predictions about fossil fuels, climate, and renewables for the last fifty years. Deeply researched and wide-ranging, this book will cause you to rethink everything you thought you knew about the future of our energy use, our environment, and our climate.

A sure-to-be-controversial defense of the  fossil fuel industry Conventional wisdom says fossil fuels are an unsustainable form of energy that is destroying our planet. But Alex Epstein shows that if we look at the big picture, the much-hated fossil fuel industry is dramatically improving our planet by making it a far safer and richer place. The key difference between a healthy and unhealthy environment, Epstein argues, is development—the transformation of nature to meet human needs. And the energy required for development is overwhelmingly made possible by the fossil fuel industry, the only way to produce cheap, plentiful, reliable energy on a global scale. While acknowledging the challenges of fossil fuels (and every form of energy), Epstein argues that the overall benefits, including the largely ignored environmental benefits, are incomparably greater.

Offering a fresh perspective on screenwriting, this book combines innovative techniques with practical insights from an author experienced in the film industry. It delves into the creative process of writing for the screen, providing unique strategies to help aspiring screenwriters navigate the complexities of getting their stories produced. Through a blend of creativity and real-world knowledge, it aims to inspire and equip writers to craft compelling scripts that resonate with audiences and industry professionals alike.

Anna wächst als Tochter des Herzogs von Cornwall in Din Tagell auf. Als Uther Pendragon ihren Vater ermordet und ihre Mutter zur Frau nimmt, muss sie nach Irland fliehen, um nicht ebenfalls getötet zu werden. Ein völlig neues Leben beginnt – und aus dem unbedarften Mädchen Anna wird die Frau Morgan, die nur ein Ziel vor Augen hat: Rache!

Przyszłość paliw kopalnych to niezrównane, arcyważne i pełne pasji wezwanie do uświadomienia sobie moralnego i inżynieryjnego imperatywu, by zaakceptować fakt, że nasza cywilizacja zależy od wykorzystywania tych paliw. Jeśli podzielasz pogląd, zgodnie z którym miejsce paliw kopalnych jest na śmietniku historii, jesteś sobie winien zapoznanie się z potężną kontrargumentacją autorstwa jednego z najważniejszych myślicieli naszego pokolenia. Saifedean Ammous, ekonomista, autor Standardu Bitcoina i Standardu pieniądza dekretowego Niewielu wysuwa silniejsze argumenty moralne za energetyczną obfitością i przeciw energetycznemu ubóstwu niż Alex Epstein. W Przyszłości paliw kopalnych dowodzi on, że powinnyśmy być sceptyczni wobec utopijnych wizji rychłego odchodzenia od tych paliw wizje te opierają się bowiem nie tylko na antyludzkim podejściu, ale także na zaprzeczaniu fizyce gęstości energetycznej. Książka Epsteina to lektura obowiązkowa dla każdego, komu zależy na zrozumieniu aktualnej i przyszłej sytuacji energetycznej. Michael Shellenberger, autor Apokalipsy nie będzie! i San Fransicko Podstawowym celem tej książki jest pomoc w podjęciu kluczowych, będących kwestią życia i śmierci decyzji dotyczących dalszego wykorzystywania paliw kopalnych poprzez zaoferowanie tego, czego nasz wrogi energii i wpływowi człowieka na środowisko system wiedzy zaoferować nie jest w stanie: dokonanej z perspektywy wspierania ludzkiego dobrobytu i uwzględniającej pełen kontekst oceny dalszego wykorzystywania tych paliw zarówno cały zakres negatywnych skutków ubocznych, jak i cały zakres korzyści. Fragment książki