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"They [the chapters] tell an engrossing story, and the mystery heightens as it goes. . . . it's chatty and knowing." Greg Benford, Physicist and science-fiction writer, author of "Timescape" and "Deep Time"
"I am struck by how thought-provoking it all is. I am sure that your book will draw a lot of attention" Tor Norretranders, Science writer, author of "The Generous Man" and "The User Illusion".
"They [the chapters] tell an engrossing story, and the mystery heightens as it goes. . . . it's chatty and knowing." Greg Benford, Physicist and science-fiction writer, author of "Timescape" and "Deep Time"
"I am struck by how thought-provoking it all is. I am sure that your book will draw a lot of attention" Tor Norretranders, Science writer, author of "The Generous Man" and "The User Illusion".
John L. Casti is a Senior Research Scholar at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in Laxenburg, Austria, where he works on the development of early-warning methods for extreme events in human society. He is also the co-founder of The Kenos Circle, a Vienna-based society for exploration of the future, and author of the previous bestselling volumes, Paradigms Lost, Would-Be Worlds and The Cambridge Quintet. He lives in Vienna.
Entertaining and gripping in style, but with a serious and important message
Explains how major world events can be traced to, and predicted by "social mood"
Makes sense of apparently unpredictable developments
Author is: well known for previous popular books; experienced as member of economic think-tanks; frequent contributor to newspapers and magazines on topic of prediction
Includes supplementary material: [...]
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2014 |
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Fachbereich: | Volkswirtschaft |
Genre: | Recht, Sozialwissenschaften, Wirtschaft |
Rubrik: | Recht & Wirtschaft |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: |
xxiv
250 S. |
ISBN-13: | 9783642423222 |
ISBN-10: | 3642423221 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Casti, John L. |
Hersteller: |
Springer Berlin
Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com |
Maße: | 235 x 155 x 16 mm |
Von/Mit: | John L. Casti |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 01.11.2014 |
Gewicht: | 0,423 kg |
John L. Casti is a Senior Research Scholar at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in Laxenburg, Austria, where he works on the development of early-warning methods for extreme events in human society. He is also the co-founder of The Kenos Circle, a Vienna-based society for exploration of the future, and author of the previous bestselling volumes, Paradigms Lost, Would-Be Worlds and The Cambridge Quintet. He lives in Vienna.
Entertaining and gripping in style, but with a serious and important message
Explains how major world events can be traced to, and predicted by "social mood"
Makes sense of apparently unpredictable developments
Author is: well known for previous popular books; experienced as member of economic think-tanks; frequent contributor to newspapers and magazines on topic of prediction
Includes supplementary material: [...]
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2014 |
---|---|
Fachbereich: | Volkswirtschaft |
Genre: | Recht, Sozialwissenschaften, Wirtschaft |
Rubrik: | Recht & Wirtschaft |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: |
xxiv
250 S. |
ISBN-13: | 9783642423222 |
ISBN-10: | 3642423221 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Casti, John L. |
Hersteller: |
Springer Berlin
Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com |
Maße: | 235 x 155 x 16 mm |
Von/Mit: | John L. Casti |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 01.11.2014 |
Gewicht: | 0,423 kg |