{"product_id":"future-shock-paperback-1","title":"Future Shock - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlvin Toffler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - The classic work that predicted the anxieties of a world upended by rapidly emerging technologies--and now provides a road map to solving many of our most pressing crises. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Explosive . . . brilliantly formulated.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFuture Shock \u003c\/i\u003eis the classic that changed our view of tomorrow. Its startling insights into accelerating change led a president to ask his advisers for a special report, inspired composers to write symphonies and rock music, gave a powerful new concept to social science, and added a phrase to our language. Published in over fifty countries, \u003ci\u003eFuture Shock \u003c\/i\u003eis the most important study of change and adaptation in our time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn many ways, \u003ci\u003eFuture Shock \u003c\/i\u003eis about the present. It is about what is happening today to people and groups who are overwhelmed by change. Change affects our products, communities, organizations--even our patterns of friendship and love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut \u003ci\u003eFuture Shock \u003c\/i\u003ealso illuminates the world of tomorrow by exploding countless clich s about today. It vividly describes the emerging global civilization: the rise of new businesses, subcultures, lifestyles, and human relationships--all of them temporary. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFuture Shock \u003c\/i\u003ewill intrigue, provoke, frighten, encourage, and, above all, \u003ci\u003echange \u003c\/i\u003eeveryone who reads it.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlvin Toffler\u003c\/b\u003e (1928-2016) was an American writer and futurist whose list of bestselling books includes \u003ci\u003eFuture Shock\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Third Wave\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Powershift\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 624\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 7.8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 11, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Future Shock\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11.6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 30\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42699893112895,"sku":"9780593159477","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/0ef5f1e58cea3c0dd2b603f6861d41d3.webp?v=1765014846","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/future-shock-paperback-1","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}