{"product_id":"9780008286361_footprints","title":"Footprints","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eA profound meditation on climate change and the Anthropocene and an urgent search for the fossils—industrial, chemical, geological—that humans are leaving behind\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eTimes\u003c\/em\u003e Book of the Year • A \u003cem\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e Book of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cem\u003eWhat will the world look like ten thousand or ten million years from now? \u003c\/em\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eFootprints\u003c\/em\u003e, David Farrier explores what traces we will leave for the very deep future. From long-lived materials like plastic and nuclear waste, to the 50 million kilometres of roads spanning the planet, in modern times we have created numerous objects and landscapes with the potential to endure through deep time. Our carbon could linger in the atmosphere for 100,000 years, and the remains of our cities will still exist millions of years from now as a layer in the rock. These future fossils have the potential to tell remarkable stories about how we lived in the twenty-first century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough literature, art, and science, \u003cem\u003eFootprints\u003c\/em\u003e invites us to think about how we will be remembered in the myths, stories, and languages of our distant descendants. Travelling from the Baltic Sea to the Great Barrier Reef, and from an ice core laboratory in Tasmania to Shanghai, one of the world’s biggest cities, David Farrier tells a story of a world that is changing rapidly, and with long-term consequences. \u003cem\u003eFootprints\u003c\/em\u003e will not only alter how you think about the future, it will change how you see the world today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this best-selling book, Farrier explores the geology of our earth, the nature of global warming, and the social implications of these changes. Drawing on folklore and mythology, he presents a compelling narrative that will captivate anyone interested in the sciences and studies of our planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Alan Weisman (Countdown), Helen Gordon (The Meteorites), David Graeber (The Utopia of Rules), Mark Maslin (Climate Change), and David Wengrow (The Archaeology of Early Egypt).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Farrier, Read by Mike Grady","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889247965333,"sku":"9780008286361","price":35.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008286361.png?v=1777422892","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008286361_footprints","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}