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The Limits to Growth The Limits to Growth (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as future-thinking)
avg rating 4.17 — 949 ratings — published 1972
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Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow (ebook)
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avg rating 4.18 — 295,850 ratings — published 2015
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World Order World Order (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 14,531 ratings — published 2014
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Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as future-thinking)
avg rating 3.85 — 21,699 ratings — published 2014
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Thinking about the Future: Guidelines for Strategic Foresight Thinking about the Future: Guidelines for Strategic Foresight (Perfect Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 105 ratings — published
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Future Smart: Managing the Game-Changing Trends that Will Transform Your World Future Smart: Managing the Game-Changing Trends that Will Transform Your World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as future-thinking)
avg rating 3.45 — 71 ratings — published 2015
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Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as future-thinking)
avg rating 4.09 — 12,607 ratings — published 2002
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The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 12,857 ratings — published 2005
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James Dyson's History of Great Inventions James Dyson's History of Great Inventions (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 8 ratings — published 2001
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Certain About Uncertainty: Build Resilience, Gain Confidence, and Thrive in a Chaotic World Certain About Uncertainty: Build Resilience, Gain Confidence, and Thrive in a Chaotic World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as future-thinking)
avg rating 4.80 — 15 ratings — published
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The Technological Republic: Hard Power, Soft Belief, and the Future of the West The Technological Republic: Hard Power, Soft Belief, and the Future of the West (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as future-thinking)
avg rating 3.53 — 3,868 ratings — published
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Runnin' Down a Dream: How to Thrive in a Career You Actually Love Runnin' Down a Dream: How to Thrive in a Career You Actually Love (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.14 — 1,231 ratings — published
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Tell Your Children: The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence Tell Your Children: The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.02 — 1,111 ratings — published
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The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as future-thinking)
avg rating 4.30 — 220,783 ratings — published 2024
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The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as future-thinking)
avg rating 3.97 — 34 ratings — published 1711
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The Ten Books on Architecture The Ten Books on Architecture (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as future-thinking)
avg rating 4.04 — 2,801 ratings — published -15
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Plutarch's Live (6 volumes) Plutarch's Live (6 volumes)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
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Euclid's Elements Euclid's Elements (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as future-thinking)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,414 ratings — published -290
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The Precipice The Precipice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as future-thinking)
avg rating 3.93 — 5,266 ratings — published 2020
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Jews vs. Rome: Two Centuries of Rebellion Against the World's Mightiest Empire Jews vs. Rome: Two Centuries of Rebellion Against the World's Mightiest Empire (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as future-thinking)
avg rating 4.16 — 500 ratings — published 2025
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The Transition Timeline: For a Local, Resilient Future The Transition Timeline: For a Local, Resilient Future (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as future-thinking)
avg rating 3.79 — 42 ratings — published 2009
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The Republic The Republic (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as future-thinking)
avg rating 3.97 — 232,944 ratings — published -400
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The Managerial Revolution: What is Happening in the World The Managerial Revolution: What is Happening in the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as future-thinking)
avg rating 3.76 — 727 ratings — published 1941
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Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1) Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as future-thinking)
avg rating 3.89 — 379,552 ratings — published 1984
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Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as future-thinking)
avg rating 3.93 — 2,301 ratings — published
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Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as future-thinking)
avg rating 3.94 — 75,679 ratings — published 2004
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Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as future-thinking)
avg rating 3.95 — 59,011 ratings — published 2016
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The Challenge of the Exception: An Introduction to the Political Ideas of Carl Schmitt Between 1921 and 1936 The Challenge of the Exception: An Introduction to the Political Ideas of Carl Schmitt Between 1921 and 1936 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as future-thinking)
avg rating 4.46 — 13 ratings — published 1970
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The Hypomanic Edge: The Link Between (A Little) Craziness and (A Lot of) Success in America The Hypomanic Edge: The Link Between (A Little) Craziness and (A Lot of) Success in America
by (shelved 1 time as future-thinking)
avg rating 4.02 — 579 ratings — published 2005
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Deep Utopia: Life and Meaning in a Solved World Deep Utopia: Life and Meaning in a Solved World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as future-thinking)
avg rating 3.60 — 903 ratings — published
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Encounters: Experiences with Nonhuman Intelligences Encounters: Experiences with Nonhuman Intelligences (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as future-thinking)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,501 ratings — published 2023
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The Complete Essays The Complete Essays (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as future-thinking)
avg rating 4.23 — 22,729 ratings — published 1580
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Wild Problems: A Guide to the Decisions That Define Us Wild Problems: A Guide to the Decisions That Define Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as future-thinking)
avg rating 3.80 — 1,582 ratings — published 2022
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Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap? Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap? (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as future-thinking)
avg rating 4.19 — 7,684 ratings — published 2017
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Imaginable: How to See the Future Coming and Feel Ready for Anything―Even Things That Seem Impossible Today Imaginable: How to See the Future Coming and Feel Ready for Anything―Even Things That Seem Impossible Today (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as future-thinking)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,052 ratings — published
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God, Human, Animal, Machine: Technology, Metaphor, and the Search for Meaning God, Human, Animal, Machine: Technology, Metaphor, and the Search for Meaning (Audible Audio)
by (shelved 1 time as future-thinking)
avg rating 4.23 — 3,904 ratings — published 2021
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Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as future-thinking)
avg rating 4.38 — 46,839 ratings — published 2022
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Oceans of Grain: How American Wheat Remade the World Oceans of Grain: How American Wheat Remade the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as future-thinking)
avg rating 3.80 — 391 ratings — published 2022
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The Economic Weapon: The Rise of Sanctions as a Tool of Modern War The Economic Weapon: The Rise of Sanctions as a Tool of Modern War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as future-thinking)
avg rating 3.85 — 919 ratings — published 2022
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How China Escaped Shock Therapy: The Market Reform Debate How China Escaped Shock Therapy: The Market Reform Debate (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as future-thinking)
avg rating 4.29 — 307 ratings — published
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The Library of Babel The Library of Babel (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as future-thinking)
avg rating 4.29 — 12,920 ratings — published 1941
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Climate Uncertainty and Risk: Rethinking Our Response (Anthem Environment and Sustainability Initiative) Climate Uncertainty and Risk: Rethinking Our Response (Anthem Environment and Sustainability Initiative)
by (shelved 1 time as future-thinking)
avg rating 3.86 — 7 ratings — published
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Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as future-thinking)
avg rating 4.17 — 41,575 ratings — published 1985
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Karl Marx's Ecosocialism: Capital, Nature, and the Unfinished Critique of Political Economy Karl Marx's Ecosocialism: Capital, Nature, and the Unfinished Critique of Political Economy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as future-thinking)
avg rating 4.02 — 266 ratings — published 2017
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To Save Everything, Click Here: The Folly of Technological Solutionism To Save Everything, Click Here: The Folly of Technological Solutionism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as future-thinking)
avg rating 3.66 — 1,445 ratings — published 2013
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Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as future-thinking)
avg rating 3.82 — 2,696 ratings — published 2022
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Speculative Everything: Design, Fiction, and Social Dreaming Speculative Everything: Design, Fiction, and Social Dreaming (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 1,026 ratings — published 2013
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