Friedman, a leading expert in geopolitical forecasting, turns his eye to the future. Drawing on a profound understanding of history and geopolitical patterns, "The Next 100 Years" is a compelling, realistic, and eye-opening portrait of the future.
This title is the "New York Times" bestseller - now in paperback. In "America Alone", Mark Steyn uses his trademark wit, clarity of thought and flair for the apocalyptic, Mark Steyn to argue that America is the only hope against Islamic Terrorism. Steyn addresses the singular position in which America finds itself, surrounded by anti-Americanism ...
Inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil, the author of THE AGE OF SPIRITUAL MACHINES, provocatively argues that we are rapidly approaching the Singularity, a point in history in which advances in artificial intelligence, brain scanning, and nanotechnology will blur the division between humans and machines. When we are no longer limited by our current ...
Basing their vision on a provocative theory of American history as series of recurring 80- to 100-year cycles, the authors predict that, just after the millennium, America will enter a new era that will culminate with a political and social crisis comparable to the American Revolution, the Civil War, and World War II. "The Fourth Turning" shows ...
The thesis of this book is that now that communism has collapsed the world over there is no alternative to free market capitalism and liberal democracy. There will be dictators and brutal regimes, but nobody will try to defend them. "The end of history" is therefore the end of ideological war.
This thought-provoking book looks to the origins of culture as a means of assessing the current state of civilization and the direction in which it is heading. Drawing from art, archaeology, religion, social science, and history, the author concerns himself with the cruelty and inequality that has been a mark of human civilization since the dawn ...
In his magnum opus, one of the most eminent cultural historians of our time outlines society's role in saving itself and the earth, and our need as individuals to experience creation as a source of wonder and delight rather than a commodity for our personal use.
Quinn propounds a simple anthropology, which, building on the premises of his earlier books, ISHMAEL and MY ISHMAEL, transcends the failings of civilization through the tribal society.
"The Third Wave" makes startling sense of the violent changes now battering our world. Its sweeping synthesis casts fresh light on our new forms of marriage and family, on today's dramatic changes in business and economics. It explains the role of cults, the new definitions of work, play, love, and success. It points toward new forms of twenty ...
David Halberstam, whose well-researched books on power have become bestsellers, casts his eyes toward a future America and sees a greater division along lines of education and class. He questions whether America's service-oriented economy can compete globally.
In this book Bill Gates--who built Microsoft into one of the most successful companies in the world--provides his vision of what the future holds. He shows how, just as the personal computer revolutionized the way we work, the emerging technologies of the digital age will transform forever the way we buy, work, learn, and communicate with one ...
Marianne Williamson edits this collection of writings by leading thinkers who project their visions for the new millennium. Writers include Caroline Myss, Peter Coyote, Thomas Moore, Dean Ornish, and others.
The author of the classic, bestselling book, "Voluntary Simplicity", shows how an exciting, new understanding of the nature of the universe has far-reaching implications for how we can better live our everyday lives, improve our communities, and meet the enormous challenges of our time.
Gives in-depth evidence of a unique period for humanity, on a global and personal level - a period of rapid change that will transform human nature for the better. The new millennium is a time in which what we have scarcely dared to dream is beginning to reveal its shape.
In this provocative work, Joseph reveals the curious fact that 2012 has been pinpointed as a pivotal, perhaps cataclysmic, year in human history by ancient sources and contemporary science alike. His revelation results in this authoritative and deeply unsettling appraisal of just how close the earth, or at least humankind, might be to extinction.
Cohn explores the origins of the central conviction common to all apocalyptic beliefs--that the future will bring a final struggle between the forces of good and evil that will bring an end to conflict and allow the establishment of a new era of peace, prosperity, and happiness on earth. The author displays his usual mastery of the material and ...
Here, Murray shows how the computer is reshaping the stories we live by and discusses the properties and pleasures of digital environments and connects them with the traditional satisfactions of narrative. She analyzes the dramatic satisfaction of participatory stories and considers what would be necessary to move interaction fiction from the ...
Technology influences society, and society influences technology - but how? The newly updated 11th edition of "Technology and the Future" helps you answer that question and others with a diverse collection of articles and essays that examine the controversial technological issues affecting society. Written by technology critics and enthusiasts, ...
Bursting with practical ideas about when, where, and how America and the world are changing, "Revolutionary Wealth" provides a clear, coherent framework that gives readers powerful tools for thinking about--and preparing for--what the Tofflers call the most massive, most creative, fastest expansion of the money economy in human history.
This cautionary analysis urges a wired culture to probe the complex issues surrounding rapid technological advancement, including increasing productivity demands in the workplace and potential discriminatory uses of biotechnology.
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The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order
