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Regnery Publishing
Language
English
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The conservative stalwart proposes a bold vision of the future: America is on the cusp of a renaissance, a new birth of technological and scientific innovation that will dramatically transform the prosperity and quality of life of every American. Our biggest enemy? Special interest groups, powerful lobbyists, and government bureaucrats who are determined to squash, control, or prevent these innovations--and permanently change the future of America....
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English
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Every day, stocks, bonds, and currencies bounce wildly in response to new economic indicators. Money managers obsess over those statistics, because they provide crucial clues about the future of the economy and the financial markets. Now you can use these indicators to make smarter investment decisions, just like the professionals do.You don't need an economics degree, or a CPA... just this easy-to-use book. Former TIME Magazine senior economics reporter...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Language
English
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From one of America's foremost experts on weather and climate change and a senior research scientist with Climate Central, comes this work, a book that predicts what different parts of the world will look like in the year 2050 if current levels of carbon emissions are maintained.
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English
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"Supertrends In Technology: 50 Things You Need to Know About the Future is about how efficient futurists work, and how we can expect the world to evolve in terms of demographics, general economics, technologies, business models, resources, environment and lifestyles. This book addresses how to predict the future, what we can expect from it, and how companies and government should adapt to the accelerating change, and will also: Explain the core principles...
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 322 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Amy Webb is a noted futurist who combines curiosity, skepticism, colorful storytelling, and deeply reported, real-world analysis in this essential book for understanding the future. The Signals are Talking reveals a systematic way of evaluating new ideas bubbling up on the horizon--distinguishing what is a real trend from the merely trendy. This book helps us hear which signals are talking sense, and which are simply nonsense, so that we might know...
Publisher
O'Reilly Media
Pub. Date
©2011
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 streaming video file (45 min., 18 sec.))
Language
English
Description
"Data doesn't just show us the past - it can help predict the future. Several new firms harvest massive amounts of open data, trying to anticipate everything from the right ad placement to the next terrorist attack. In this session, we bring together the founders of these firms to discuss the technology and ethics of looking into the future."--Resource description page.
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Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
247 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Responding to recent electorate revolts in developed countries against paternalistic democratic policies, Collier explores the reasons for these events and suggests pragmatic remedies employing education, taxation, social services, and political reform. The catalyst for such revolts, he maintains, has been the prospering of central metropolises and educated elite while peripheral cities have suffered. Globalization has also added the twin stresses...
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English
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The author of the acclaimed "New York Times" bestseller "The Next 100 Years" now focuses his geopolitical forecasting acumen on the next decade and the imminent events and challenges that will test America and the world, specifically addressing the skills that will be required by the decade's leaders.
Publisher
Vintage Books
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
xv, 247 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Eighteen of the top young scientists at work today present for the lay reader the latest developments in the fields of evolutionary psychology, neuroscience, genetic engineering, and climate science"--Provided by publisher.
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Series
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
Second edition.
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
An updated new edition of the comprehensive guide to better business forecasting Many companies still look at quantitative forecasting methods with suspicion, but a new awareness is emerging across many industries as more businesses and professionals recognize the value of integrating demand data (point-of-sale and syndicated scanner data) into the forecasting process. Demand-Driven Forecasting equips you with solutions that can sense, shape, and...
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Language
English
Description
Shell takes a hard look at the forces reshaping the nature of work in America, overturning the often espoused mythology that retraining workers in software, engineering, and the sciences is the key to job security, career success, and achieving the middle-class dream. In a wide-ranging narrative that takes us from a downsized marketing executive, to a father of three in Appalachia, to an unemployed autoworker retraining in "advanced manufacturing,"...
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