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1	America Alone: The End of the World as We Know It more books like this by Mark Steyn add to wishlist 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 ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £9.55! \| first editions
2	The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology more books like this by Ray Kurzweil, PhD add to wishlist 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 ... see all copies from £7.97! new only from £11.04! \| signed copies
3	The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century more books like this by George Friedman add to wishlist 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. see all copies from £11.36! new only from £11.36! \| first editions
4	The Fourth Turning more books like this by William Strauss, Neil Howe add to wishlist 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 ... see all copies from £9.47! new only from £10.77! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	The Chalice and the Blade-Our History, Our Future more books like this by Riane Tennenhaus Eisler add to wishlist 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 ... see all copies from £4.96! new only from £5.57! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	The End of History and the Last Man more books like this by Professor Francis Fukuyama add to wishlist 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. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £7.83! \| first editions
7	The Great Work: Our Way Into the Future more books like this by Thomas Berry add to wishlist 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. see all copies from £6.74! new only from £9.11! \| first editions
8	Beyond Civilization: Humanity's Next Great Adventure more books like this by Daniel Quinn add to wishlist 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. see all copies from £5.01! new only from £5.01! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	The Third Wave: The Classic Study of Tomorrow more books like this by Alvin Toffler add to wishlist "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 ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £7.33! \| first editions
10	Next Century more books like this by David Halberstam add to wishlist 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. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.54! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	Revolutionary Wealth more books like this by Alvin Toffler, Heidi Toffler add to wishlist 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. see all copies from £5.57! new only from £5.58! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Future Shock more books like this by Alvin Toffler add to wishlist Examines the effects of rapid industrial and technological changes upon the individual, the family, and society. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £7.33! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Futuring: The Exploration of the Future more books like this by Edward Cornish add to wishlist see all copies from £7.89! new only from £8.62!
14 view cover	The Road Ahead: 9living and Prospering in the Information Age more books like this by Bill Gates add to wishlist 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 ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £4.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Imagine: What America Could Be in the 21st Century more books like this by Marianne Williamson (Read by) add to wishlist 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. see all copies from £1.55! new only from £5.57! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Hamlet on the Holodeck: The Future of Narrative in Cyberspace more books like this by Janet Horowitz Murray, Janet Horowitz-Murray add to wishlist 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 ... see all copies from £8.82! new only from £13.79!
17 view cover	The Quickening: Today's Trends, Tomorrow's World more books like this by Art Bell add to wishlist With characteristic accuracy and an insight gained from years of being in tune with the public, Bell presents a critical guide to the 21st century. see all copies from £4.95! new only from £5.57! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	Creating a New Civilization: The Politics of the Third Wave more books like this by Alvin Toffler, Heidi Toffler add to wishlist see all copies from £4.87! new only from £8.05! \| first editions
19 view cover	Apocalypse 2012: A Scientific Investigation Into Civilization's End more books like this by Lawrence E Joseph add to wishlist 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. see all copies from £6.76! new only from £11.35! \| first editions
20 view cover	Cosmos, Chaos and the World to Come: The Ancient Roots of Apocalyptic Faith more books like this by Professor Norman Cohn add to wishlist 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 ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £9.29! \| first editions
21 view cover	Technology & the Future more books like this by Albert H Teich (Editor) add to wishlist 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, ... see all copies from £4.95! new only from £7.41! \| first editions
22 view cover	Civil War II: The Coming Breakup of America more books like this by Thomas W Chittum add to wishlist see all copies from £10.14! new only from £22.84!
23 view cover	Jump Time: Shaping Your Future in a World of Radical Change more books like this by Jean Houston add to wishlist 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. see all copies from £5.57! new only from £6.19! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	The Boomer Century 1946-2046: How America's Most Influential Generation Changed Everything more books like this by Richard Croker, Ken Dychtwald, Ph.D. (Foreword by) add to wishlist The Baby Boom generation - all 77 million Americans born between 1946 and 1964 - has dominated society from the moment they were born through the present. Boomers have redefined every stage of life they have passed through and will continue to rewrite the rules as they enter the second half of their lives. The book covers the past, present and ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £5.57! \| first editions
25 view cover	The Way We Will Be 50 Years from Today: 60 of the World's Greatest Minds Share Their Visions of the Next Half-Century more books like this by Professor Mike Wallace (Editor) add to wishlist Veteran television journalist Wallace asked 60 of the world's greatest minds "What will life be like 50 years from now?" Their responses offer a fascinating glimpse into the cultural, scientific, political, and spiritual moods of the times. see all copies from £5.57! new only from £5.57! \| first editions

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