 | Future Shock by Alvin Toffler
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.58 This classic popular book from 1970 describes the increasing inability of the human mind to assimilate the rapid rate of change brought on by the dawning of the information age.
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 | The Third Wave by Alvin Toffler
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 An interesting work which examines the transition from the Industrial Age to the Information Age.
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 | The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence by Ray Kurzweil
Buy new: $11.56 / Used from: $1.07 Kurzweil foresees a time when computer intelligence will overtake human intelligence. A chronological timetable is presented for the future of computers, artificial intelligence and machine intelligence.
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 | The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology by Ray Kurzweil
Buy new: $13.00 / Used from: $9.99 Kurzweil has been called a techo-optimist, and that philosophy is showcased in this prediction of a new epoch which will combine human intelligence with genetics, nanotechnology, and robotics to bring about a technological "singularity."
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 | The Genie in the Machine: How Computer-Automated Inventing Is Revolutionizing Law and Business (Stanford Law Books) by Robert Plotkin
Buy new: $22.76 / Used from: $14.75 A look at a future where inventors will use artificial invention technology to boost their inventive abilities, enabling small teams of inventors to compete with mega-corporations.
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 | Futuring: The Exploration of the Future by Edward Cornish
Buy new: $14.36 / Used from: $7.98 An excellent introduction to the methodologies and theories of "futuring": the art and science of exploring the future.
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 | The World Without Us by Alan Weisman
Buy used from: $4.47 An imaginative mix of science and science fiction which looks at what would happen to the world if humans suddenly disappeared.
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 | Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet by Mark Lynas
Buy new: $17.81 / Used from: $1.69 A graphic look at the threat of global warming and the dire consequences of a 6-degree rise in the global surface temperature.
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 | The Long Emergency: Surviving the End of Oil, Climate Change, and Other Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-First Century by James Howard Kunstler
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $4.35 A grim look at a future with insufficient oil supplies and ineffective energy alternatives.
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 | Seeing What's Next: Using Theories of Innovation to Predict Industry Change by Clayton M. Christensen
Buy new: $21.75 / Used from: $8.00 Innovation expert Clayton Christensen presents a framework for predicting outcomes in the evolution of any industry.
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