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The Day It Finally Happens

Alien Contact, Dinosaur Parks, Immortal Humans—and Other Possible Phenomena

by Mike Pearl
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From a VICE magazine columnist, "a deeply entertaining—if occasionally horrifying" (Joshua Piven, coauthor of The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook) look at how humanity is likely to weather such happenings as nuclear war, a global internet collapse, antibiotics shortages, and even immortality.
If you live on planet Earth you're probably scared of the future. How could you not be? Some of the world's most stable democracies are looking pretty shaky. Technology is invading personal relationships and taking over jobs. Relations among the three superpowers—the US, China, and Russia—are growing more complicated and dangerous. A person watching the news has to wonder: is it safe to go out there or not?

Taking inspiration from his virally popular VICE column "How Scared Should I Be?," Mike Pearl games out many of the "could it really happen?" scenarios we've all speculated about, assigning a probability rating, and taking us through how it would unfold. He explores what would likely occur in dozens of possible scenarios—among them the final failure of antibiotics, the loss of the world's marine life, a complete ban on guns in the US, and even contact with extraterrestrial life—and reports back from the future, providing a clear picture of how the world would look, feel, and even smell in each of these instances.

For fans of such bestsellers as What If? and The Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook, The Day It Finally Happens is about taking future events that we don't really understand and getting to know them in close detail. Pearl's "well-researched speculations induce daydreams and nightmares and mark [him] as one of his generation's most interesting writers" (Alec Ross, New York Times bestselling author).

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    September 17, 2019

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      • ISBN: 9781501194153

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    • English

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    • Booklist

      September 1, 2019
      We live in an uncertain world, one in which the future seems both grim and unpredictable. Pearl, author of VICE's How Scared Should I Be column, lays out the reality behind some of the changes the upcoming centuries may bring, from the casually intriguing ( Will doping be allowed at the Olympics? ) to the downright terrifying ( Will antibiotics stop working? ). Each chapter explores one potential future, breaking down the reasons it might happen, examining the factors that would lead to such an outcome, and exploring its ramifications. This book is full of surprises, good and bad. For instance, it would be harder than readers probably imagine to wipe out humanity in a nuclear war, one of the scariest futures Pearl examines; but the apparent success story in which the world weans itself from oil as an energy source turns out to carry significant human costs for the people of Saudi Arabia. With a wry, conversational, and matter-of-fact style, Pearl delves into the practicalities of potential futures and reassures readers that?one way or another?humankind can survive.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2019, American Library Association.)

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