Powershift
Knowledge, Wealth, and Power at the Edge of the 21st Century
$17.98
- Paperback
640 pages
- Release Date
1 December 1991
Summary
Alvin Toffler’s Future Shock and The Third Wave are among the most influential books of our time. Now, in Powershift, he brings to a climax the ideas set forth in his previous works to offer a stunning vision of the future that will change your life.
In Powershift, Toffler argues that while headlines focus on shifts of power at the global level, equally significant shifts are taking place in the everyday world we all inhabit—the world of supermarket…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780553292152 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0553292153 |
| Author: | Alvin Toffler |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Bantam Books Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 640 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 1991 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 44mm x 107mm x 172mm |
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Critics Review
“[A] sweeping synthesis … by placing the accelerated changes of our current information age in the larger perspective of history, Mr. Toffler helps us to face the future with less wariness and more understanding.”—The New York Times Book Review
“An insightful guide to a bewildering present and a frightening future … thought-provoking on every page.”—Newsday
Alvin Toffler
Alvin Toffler (1928–2016) was an American writer and futurist whose list of bestselling books includes Future Shock, The Third Wave, and Powershift. He was a cofounder of Toffler Associates, a consulting firm for companies and governments worldwide on advances in economics, technology, and social change. In France, where his work won the prestigious Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger (Best Foreign Book Prize), Alvin was named an Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
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