Down to the Wire

Down to the Wire
Author: David W. Orr
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2009-09-17
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0199736839

"The real fault line in American politics is not between liberals and conservatives.... It is, rather, in how we orient ourselves to the generations to come who will bear the consequences, for better and for worse, of our actions." So writes David Orr in Down to the Wire, a sober and eloquent assessment of climate destabilization and an urgent call to action. Orr describes how political negligence, an economy based on the insatiable consumption of trivial goods, and a disdain for the well-being of future generations have brought us to the tipping point that biologist Edward O. Wilson calls "the bottleneck." Due to our refusal to live within natural limits, we now face a long emergency of rising temperatures, rising sea-levels, and a host of other related problems that will increasingly undermine human civilization. Climate destabilization to which we are already committed will change everything, and to those betting on quick technological fixes or minor adjustments to the way we live now, Down to the Wire is a major wake-up call. But this is not a doomsday book. Orr offers a wide range of pragmatic, far-reaching proposals--some of which have already been adopted by the Obama administration--for how we might reconnect public policy with rigorous science, bring our economy into alignment with ecological realities, and begin to regard ourselves as planetary trustees for future generations. He offers inspiring real-life examples of people already responding to the major threat to our future. An exacting analysis of where we are in terms of climate change, how we got here, and what we must now do, Down to the Wire is essential reading for those wanting to join in the Great Work of our generation.

Down to the Wire

Down to the Wire
Author: David Rosenfelt
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2010-03-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1429968524

A reporter for the Bergen News, Chris Turley could never measure up to his father. Edward Turley, a combination of Bob Woodward and Ernie Pyle, was one of the last great investigative reporters and a difficult man to impress. While stuck covering press conferences and town hall meetings, Chris, his father's legend in mind, has always dreamed of his own Pulitzer, however unlikely it seems. Then one day while he's waiting to meet a source, a giant explosion takes out half of an office building next door. Shocked into action, Chris saves five people from the burning building. His firsthand account in the next day's paper makes him a hero and a celebrity. And that's not all. The source's next tip delivers a second headline-grabber of a story for Chris, and suddenly his career is looking a lot more like his dad's. But then it seems this anonymous source has had a plan for Chris all along, and his luck for being in the right place at the right time is not a coincidence at all. What seemed like a reporter's dream quickly becomes an inescapable nightmare. Down to the Wire, David Rosenfelt's shocking new thriller about an ordinary man who gets exactly what he's always wanted at a price he can never pay, is an intense thrill ride that will have readers racing through the pages right up to the end.

Down to the Wire

Down to the Wire
Author: Jeff Miller
Publisher: Taylor Pub
Total Pages: 252
Release: 1992
Genre:
ISBN: 9780878337835

Recounts the American League pennant race of 1967, when four teams had a chance to win up to the last week, and the final winner was not determined until the last day

Down to the Wire

Down to the Wire
Author: David Rosenfelt
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2011-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780312356804

After a mysterious source tips him off to two headline-grabbing stories, local reporter Chris Turley is happy to be doing quality journalistic work, until he finds out the lengths to which the source went to help him.

Down to the Wire

Down to the Wire
Author: Laura Scott
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2014-10-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1460341244

LAWMAN TO THE RESCUE Who placed the bomb under schoolteacher Tess Collins's classroom desk—and why? There's only one man who can save Tess—SWAT cop Declan Shaw. Her survival depends on him defusing the bomb and protecting her from an unknown enemy. He can't afford to be distracted by the alluring beauty who was his onetime high school crush. But keeping her safe soon becomes more than just a job for the highly trained explosives expert. And it'll take all his professional skills to catch the madman targeting Tess before it's too late. SWAT: TOP COPS—Love in the line of duty

All the Pieces Matter

All the Pieces Matter
Author: Jonathan P. D. Abrams
Publisher:
Total Pages: 362
Release: 2018
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0451498143

"An oral history of HBO"s The Wire"--

Thoroughbred #38 Down to the Wire

Thoroughbred #38 Down to the Wire
Author: Mary Newhall Andersen
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 180
Release: 1999-12-08
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780061066092

Wonder's Star has returned to Whitebrook Farm, and Christina Reese is thrilled to have him home. Star won't run well for anyone but Christina. Christina is terrified of racing.

The Wire Re-Up

The Wire Re-Up
Author: Steve Busfield
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2009
Genre: Criminal investigation
ISBN: 0852652216

Epic, multi-layered, morally challenging and action-packed - The Wire is everything a TV programme should be and more. A cult hit in the US and Britain, it has thousands of committed fans willing to engage in endless debates. Once you've watched it, you'll be drawn in, too: Is Omar Little the coolest criminal since Robin Hood? Which series has the best theme tune? Will Bubbles survive Baltimore? Avon or Stringer? This book collects the thoughts of Guardian journalists and the readers of the Guardian's Wire Re-up blog and combines them with interviews with the show's creators and stars and the all important xxx ratings, to bring you a more than fitting eulogy that will follow the airing of the show's final season.

Wrongly Accused & Down to the Wire

Wrongly Accused & Down to the Wire
Author: Laura Scott
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 408
Release: 2019-04-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1488036489

Love in the line of duty. Wrongly Accused Framed for his wife’s murder, former SWAT cop Caleb O’Malley’s only wish is to see his little girl. But Noelle Whitman, his daughter’s foster mother, isn’t buying his plea of innocence—until bullets start flying and they’re running for their lives. Caleb will risk everything to keep them safe. Because now there is nothing more important than Noelle and his daughter—not even his life. Down to the Wire There’s only one man who can save schoolteacher Tess Collins—SWAT cop Declan Shaw. Her survival depends on him defusing a bomb in her classroom and protecting her from an unknown enemy. But keeping his onetime high school crush safe soon becomes more than just a job for the highly trained explosives expert. And it’ll take all his professional skills to catch the perpetrator before it’s too late.