Megatrends: Ten New Directions Transforming Our Lives
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At the dawn of the information age, John Naisbitt's Megatrends arrived as a seismic cultural forecast, identifying ten powerful forces quietly reshaping the fabric of American — and global — society. Drawing on an exhaustive analysis of grassroots news and social data, Naisbitt argues with remarkable prescience that the world is shifting from an industrial economy to an information economy, from centralized hierarchies to decentralized networks, and from short-term thinking to long-term strategizing — transformations that would prove to define the late twentieth century and beyond. Published in 1982 and an instant international bestseller, Megatrends cemented Naisbitt's reputation as one of the foremost social forecasters of his generation. Written in a crisp, accessible, and authoritative style, the book presents its sweeping conclusions with the confidence of a seasoned analyst who trusts the data over conventional wisdom. Decades after its initial publication, it endures as a landmark text in the study of social change and futurism — a compelling reminder that the present always contains the seeds of a radically different future, if only one knows where to look.
Author: John Naisbitt
Format: Paperback
Genre: Business & economics
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At the dawn of the information age, John Naisbitt's Megatrends arrived as a seismic cultural forecast, identifying ten powerful forces quietly reshaping the fabric of American — and global — society. Drawing on an exhaustive analysis of grassroots news and social data, Naisbitt argues with remarkable prescience that the world is shifting from an industrial economy to an information economy, from centralized hierarchies to decentralized networks, and from short-term thinking to long-term strategizing — transformations that would prove to define the late twentieth century and beyond. Published in 1982 and an instant international bestseller, Megatrends cemented Naisbitt's reputation as one of the foremost social forecasters of his generation. Written in a crisp, accessible, and authoritative style, the book presents its sweeping conclusions with the confidence of a seasoned analyst who trusts the data over conventional wisdom. Decades after its initial publication, it endures as a landmark text in the study of social change and futurism — a compelling reminder that the present always contains the seeds of a radically different future, if only one knows where to look.