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Gore, Albert, 1948-

The future : six drivers of global change / Al Gore. - First edition. - New York : Random House, [2013] - xxxi, 558 pages ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-387) and index.

Earth Inc. -- The global mind -- Power in the balance -- Outgrowth -- The reinvention of life and death -- The edge.

"The consequential age we are living in will be remembered as one of the great turning points in civilization. Once we turn, though, where will we be? That is the compelling question Al Gore sets out to answer by examining the drivers of global change, connecting the dots among the social, economic, and political forces shaping our present and future. A rising global consciousness is forcing people around the world, but especially Americans, to rethink their basic assumptions about how the world works, and, even more fundamentally, how it should and can work. Borders matter less than ever. Technology is constantly reordering the way we live, think, work, learn, love, pray, and play"--

ISBN: 9780812992946 (hardback) 0812992946 (hardback) 9780812982893 (paperback) 0812982894 (paperback)

LCCN: 2012039890

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
2000 - 2099

Subjects--Topical Terms:
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Globalization.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Business Development.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General.
Social change.
Economic history--21st century.
Technological innovations.
Global environmental change.
Globalization.
Economic history.
Global environmental change.
Globalization.
Social change.
Technological innovations.

LC Class. No.: HM831 / G685 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 303.4