books: future of the

books: future of the

books:

Future of the

A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future

Daniel H. Pink

Riverhead Trade, 2006

A whole new way to see the world
A Whole New Mind is written for those who are looking to increase their abilities and engage their brain. The book offers a holistic approach to changing your life and changing how you see the world and approach problems. Pink makes the argument that we all need to ...

America and the World: Conversations on the Future of American Foreign Policy

Zbigniew Brzezinski, Brent Scowcroft, ...

Basic Books, 2008

Wisdom Abounds--the old models don't work anymore
There is something about this book that compells you to stop reading it for a second and to go to Amazon.com to say "something." I love the format. You feel like you are sitting with Brzezinski, Scowcroft and Ignatius just listening as a child who seemingly should ...

90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death & Life

Don Piper, Cecil Murphey

Revell, 2004

Best book I've ever read...
This book is truely inspirational. When I first started reading this book it captured my attention to the point I could not put it down. The fact that it is a true story is intriuging. It is very well written. The author almost makes you feel as if you are right beside ...

Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church

N. T. Wright

HarperOne, 2008

A Must Read
Bishop Wright has taken one of the most important concepts of Christianity and in non-theological terms clarified the teachings Jesus and the apostles about life-after-life-after-death and what is means for the mission of the Church. Many readers will have a surprise ...

Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury

Del Rey, 1987

Ominous reading
I remember seeing the movie based on this book with Oskar Werner and Julie Christie when I was a teenager and discussing it with my teachers. As you read the book many similarities can be seen today, such as large billboards, people not talking to each other, a society ...

The Post-American World

Fareed Zakaria

W. W. Norton, 2008

This is a highly informative source for coming to terms with the positive changes that globalization could and is bringing.
Fareed Zakaria has really given a great deal of thought to globalization and its larger meaning, and it is obvious for almost all to see. His thoughts on how the U.S., India, China, and Russia should interact are spot on. His use of statistics is pretty much a welcomed ...

The First Billion Is the Hardest: Reflections on a Life of Comebacks and America's Energy Future

T. Boone Pickens

Crown Business, 2008

The First Billion
The author provides some very important pearls of wisdom on the subject of making big money. First, big deals take time to reach fruition. In addition, decision makers can not get bogged down in "analysis paralysis". At some point, action is required. Leaders need to ...

Epicenter: Why the Current Rumblings in the Middle East Will Change Your Future

Joel C. Rosenberg

Tyndale House Publishers, 2008

BEHIND THE SCENE
IF YOUR ON THE FENCE ON HOW TO VOTE IN THE UPCOMING ELECTION. ITS IMPERITIVE YOU READ THIS BOOK.

The Five People You Meet in Heaven

Mitch Albom

Hyperion, 2003

Wonderful
I knew this would be good, and it was great. If you have extra time, read it.

1984 (Signet Classics)

George Orwell

New American Library, 1961

Still Relevant
1984 has come and gone but this still is one of the most important books you could read about why it's important to protect our Freedom. Orwell wrote it to condemn Stalin and the Bolshevists but power for the sake of Power happens everywhere the government gets too ...

Reminiscences of a Stock Operator (Wiley Investment Classics)

Edwin Lefèvre

Wiley, 2006

Best Book for traders and non traders
over 85 years old and still going strong, read it and find out why

1001 Great Ideas for Teaching and Raising Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Veronica Zysk, Ellen Notbohm

Future Horizons, 2004

Wonderful book!
Of all the books I've purchased on the subject of Autism, this one is by far the best one. I was so tired of all the clinical, academic, despairing accounts of ASD in other books, that I stopped reading any material on Autism altogether. But, this book is ...

Financial Armageddon: Protecting Your Future from Four Impending Catastrophes, Revised and Updated Edition

Michael J. Panzner

Kaplan Publishing, 2008

Credit Default swaps make up the fastest growing segment of the $415 trillion derivatives market
1. Hedge funds are structured around a performance-based compensation system. Hedge fund advisors are paid an incentive fee based on how well they do. Hedge fund advisors get a 20 percent cut above a preset benchmark, in addition to a 2 percent fee, of the total funds ...

The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason

Sam Harris

W. W. Norton, 2005

Sam Harris presages Sarah Palin.
Sam Harris writes: "In our next presidential election, an actor who reads his Bible would almost certainly defeat a rocket scientist who does not." If Stephen Prothero is correct in his book "Religious Literacy", which concludes that Americans are illiterate about ...

Patriots: Surviving the Coming Collapse: A Novel of the Turbulent Near Future (Expanded and Updated 33 ...

James Wesley Rawles

Xlibris Corporation, 2006

TEOTWAWKI
Much has been written about this book, both pro and con, over the years. What it is, is an excellent survival handbook, written in a very readable, fictional format. What it isn't, is a literary classic. I have heard people comment about it's lack of sophistication ...