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Now available as an unabridged recording for the first time NATIONAL BESTSELLER Discover the game-changing theory of the cycles of history and what past generations can teach us about living through times of upheaval—with deep insights into the roles that Boomers, Generation X, and...

What’s coming next for today’s workforce, and the companies behind them? For those eager and willing to adapt, the possibilities are nearly endless, says author Gerard Szatvanyi. Recent advances in technology have led to new trends, and this global transformation holds tremendous potential. Nearly every industry will be impacted, and organizations that set the right vision could benefit from breaking into new markets and creating specialized niches.

Peter Frase argues that increasing automation and a growing scarcity of resources, thanks to climate change, will bring it all tumbling down. In Four Futures, Frase imagines how this postcapitalist world might look, deploying the tools of both social science and speculative fiction to explore what communism, rentism, socialism, and exterminism might actually entail.

The crisis that followed the collapse of Lehman Brothers marked the fourth systemic transformation of capitalism since the late 18th century. Capitalism was not destroyed by the crisis, but it was irrevocably changed. This provocative audiobook shows how the forces that precipitated the financial meltdown of 2007-2009 are now creating a new and stronger version of the global capitalist system. This system will continue to be led and shaped by the U.S. if its businesses and politicians play their cards well.

Die Corona-Krise hat uns viel Kraft und Energie gekostet. Wir befinden uns mitten in der Phase der Erschöpfung. Was wir in dieser Zeit brauchen, ist Zukunftsmut. Das Hörbuch "Nur Mut!" zeigt auf, wie wir wieder zu uns selbst finden können und woraus wir neue Inspiration und Kraft schöpfen können - und welches Denken, welche inneren Haltungen uns in der Zukunft besser leiten können. Denn nur mit optimistischen Leitbildern vor Augen lässt sich Zukunft positiv gestalten.