Hardcover. This is a thorough and ultimately optimistic look at how humanity's unique qualities are driving it towards a better future. It's easy to be pessimistic about the future - everyday we hear about threats of global warming, terrorist plots, nuclear proliferation, and other frightening possibilities. It's also easy to look at the unprecedented toll of destruction caused by war in the 20th century alone, and conclude that our prospects for a better future stand on shaky ground. While not discounting the calamities of the past or the troubling realities on the horizon, "Acceleration" argues that humanity has a much brighter future - one that is driven by our unique ability to share information and knowledge between generations and across cultures. Grounded in a wealth of solid research, "Acceleration" offers hope that humanity is more than capable of solving even our most challenging problems. With an ever-larger and more widely shared knowledge platform, progress is actually accelerating on many dimensions of human existence. Progress offers a realistic hope that we human beings are fully capable of solving even our most challenging problems. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Title: Acceleration: The Forces Driving Human Progress (Hardcover)
Publisher: Prometheus Books, Amherst
Publication Date: 2011
Language: English
ISBN 10: 161614212X
ISBN 13: 9781616142124
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: new

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Acceleration

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Ronald G. Havelock, PhD (Shady Side, MD) is the director of the Knowledge Transfer Institute, a consulting practice formerly affiliated with The American University of Washington, D.C. He is the author of five books, including The Change Agents Guide to Innovation (with S. Zlotolow).

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