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Introduced as Peter Frankopan's new book that has just come out, which is described as a history about how climate has influenced the history of humanity. The hosts note it has been well reviewed.

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Dominic references this book when discussing the Little Ice Age and the 17th century. He describes it as a 'brilliant example of global history' covering famines in China, religious wars in Europe, the witch craze, and political turbulence linked to temperature drops.

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Peter Frankopan mentions this 1960s book as an example of past predictions of doom and gloom that proved to be wrong, noting Ehrlich predicted tens of millions of starvation deaths that didn't materialize.

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Mentioned at the end of the episode as Peter Frankopan's previous international bestseller, referenced when thanking him for appearing on the podcast.