{"product_id":"something-new-under-the-sun-by-john-mcneill","title":"'Something New Under the Sun' by John McNeill","description":"\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto [content-visibility:auto] supports-[content-visibility:auto]:[contain-intrinsic-size:auto_100lvh] R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-69eabb59-4cc8-839c-8c97-e04927ef0509-33\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-144\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"0d97d2d7-b7d2-49a6-b5a9-8f8dd35fa570\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-3\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"49\" data-end=\"501\"\u003eA history of the twentieth century told through what it did to the planet.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"49\" data-end=\"501\"\u003eMcNeill tracks the acceleration of human impact—industrialisation, war, population growth, fossil fuels—and shows how these forces reshaped air, water, soil, and climate at a scale without precedent. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"503\" data-end=\"925\"\u003eMcNeill positions environmental damage as the primary victim of progress, and makes it central to the century’s story. Economic expansion, technological innovation, and political power are shown to depend on ecological transformation, often in ways that only become visible decades later. The narrative builds a cumulative picture: not a single catastrophe, but a sustained reconfiguration of the Earth’s systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"927\" data-end=\"1106\"\u003eClear and unsentimental, it reads as both historical account and baseline. There is no excuse, this maps the current environmental conditions with no moral shorthand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"927\" data-end=\"1106\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1121\" data-end=\"1145\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePenguin paperback (2001). Light shelf wear to covers with minor edge rubbing; faint creasing to spine. Binding solid. Internally clean with no inscriptions or markings. Very good condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44556047876179,"sku":null,"price":14.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/Yourparagraphtext_55.png?v=1777614050","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/something-new-under-the-sun-by-john-mcneill","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}