End timesOne of the most iconoclastic thinkers of our time offers a brilliant new theory of how society works What leads to political turbulence and social breakdown? How do elites maintain their dominant position? And why do ruling classes sometimes suddenly lose their grip on power? For decades, complexity scientist Peter Turchin has been studying world history like no one else. Assembling vast databases mined from 10,000 years of human activity, and then

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from trilobites and megafauna to dinosaurs and ancient trees

A sprawling novel of war

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In this life-enhancing book Marc takes us month-by-month through his experiences both working in the garden and outside it

Often in the shadows of his flashier teammates

many came to France's glittering capital

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gadgetry and 'catch rates'

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