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The Art Of The Long View:  Planning For The Future In An Uncertain World The Art Of The Long View: Planning For The Future In An Uncertain World (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.80 — 938 ratings — published 1991
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Third Wave Third Wave (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.96 — 3,004 ratings — published 1980
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Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.07 — 23,234 ratings — published 2015
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Patterns Of The Future: Understanding The Next Wave Of Global Change Patterns Of The Future: Understanding The Next Wave Of Global Change (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 7 ratings — published
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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 — 297,433 ratings — published 2015
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Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think (Exponential Technology Series) Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think (Exponential Technology Series)
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avg rating 4.05 — 11,722 ratings — published 2012
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Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.85 — 21,859 ratings — published 2014
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Foundations of Futures Studies: Volume 1: History, Purposes, and Knowledge (Human Science for a New Era Series) Foundations of Futures Studies: Volume 1: History, Purposes, and Knowledge (Human Science for a New Era Series)
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avg rating 4.00 — 37 ratings — published 1996
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Foundations of Futures Studies: Volume 2: Values, Objectivity, and the Good Society (Human Science for a New Era Series) Foundations of Futures Studies: Volume 2: Values, Objectivity, and the Good Society (Human Science for a New Era Series)
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avg rating 4.65 — 17 ratings — published 1997
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Future Shock Future Shock (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.82 — 5,352 ratings — published 1970
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More Everything Forever: AI Overlords, Space Empires, and Silicon Valley's Crusade to Control the Fate of Humanity More Everything Forever: AI Overlords, Space Empires, and Silicon Valley's Crusade to Control the Fate of Humanity (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.23 — 2,792 ratings — published 2025
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Teaching at Twilight: The Meaning of Education in the Age of Collapse Teaching at Twilight: The Meaning of Education in the Age of Collapse (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 9 ratings — published
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I Eat the Stars: How to Live Fully and Beautifully in a Collapsing World I Eat the Stars: How to Live Fully and Beautifully in a Collapsing World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.90 — 1,288 ratings — published 2026
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Sacred Economics: Money, Gift, and Society in the Age of Transition Sacred Economics: Money, Gift, and Society in the Age of Transition (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 1,927 ratings — published 2011
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Practicing Social Ecology: From Bookchin to Rojava and Beyond (FireWorks) Practicing Social Ecology: From Bookchin to Rojava and Beyond (FireWorks)
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avg rating 4.26 — 39 ratings — published
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The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.32 — 2,143 ratings — published 2026
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Imagination: A Manifesto Imagination: A Manifesto (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 1,202 ratings — published
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No Future: Queer Theory and the Death Drive No Future: Queer Theory and the Death Drive (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.71 — 1,320 ratings — published 2004
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The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.95 — 8,891 ratings — published 2015
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The Future Is Rural: Food System Adaptations to the Great Simplification The Future Is Rural: Food System Adaptations to the Great Simplification (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 2 ratings — published
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Capitalism in the Anthropocene: Ecological Ruin or Ecological Revolution Capitalism in the Anthropocene: Ecological Ruin or Ecological Revolution (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.91 — 23 ratings — published
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Everything Must Go: The Stories We Tell About the End of the World Everything Must Go: The Stories We Tell About the End of the World (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.98 — 1,323 ratings — published 2024
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We Are the Middle of Forever: Indigenous Voices from Turtle Island on the Changing Earth We Are the Middle of Forever: Indigenous Voices from Turtle Island on the Changing Earth (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.41 — 440 ratings — published 2022
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If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.91 — 10,629 ratings — published 2025
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Surviving the Future: Culture, Carnival and Capital in the Aftermath of the Market Economy Surviving the Future: Culture, Carnival and Capital in the Aftermath of the Market Economy (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 152 ratings — published 2016
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History for Tomorrow: Inspiration from the Past for the Future of Humanity History for Tomorrow: Inspiration from the Past for the Future of Humanity (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.03 — 435 ratings — published 2024
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Speculative Whiteness: Science Fiction and the Alt-Right Speculative Whiteness: Science Fiction and the Alt-Right (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.22 — 289 ratings — published 2024
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Learning to Die in the Anthropocene: Reflections on the End of a Civilization Learning to Die in the Anthropocene: Reflections on the End of a Civilization (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.76 — 1,982 ratings — published 2015
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Local Is Our Future: Steps to an Economics of Happiness Local Is Our Future: Steps to an Economics of Happiness (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 113 ratings — published 2019
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Goliath's Curse: The History and Future of Societal Collapse Goliath's Curse: The History and Future of Societal Collapse (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.05 — 1,400 ratings — published 2025
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Inventing the Future: Postcapitalism and a World Without Work Inventing the Future: Postcapitalism and a World Without Work (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 2,684 ratings — published 2015
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Breaking Together: A freedom-loving response to collapse Breaking Together: A freedom-loving response to collapse (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.99 — 128 ratings — published 2023
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What's Left: Three Paths Through the Planetary Crisis What's Left: Three Paths Through the Planetary Crisis (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.89 — 205 ratings — published 2025
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Climate Wars Climate Wars (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.85 — 663 ratings — published 2008
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Comment tout peut s'effondrer : Petit manuel de collapsologie à l'usage des générations présentes Comment tout peut s'effondrer : Petit manuel de collapsologie à l'usage des générations présentes (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as futures-studies)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,200 ratings — published 2015
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The Immortalization Commission: Science and the Strange Quest to Cheat Death The Immortalization Commission: Science and the Strange Quest to Cheat Death (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.62 — 458 ratings — published 2011
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Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 12,531 ratings — published 2023
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Nuclear War: A Scenario Nuclear War: A Scenario (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.35 — 59,261 ratings — published 2024
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Dark Age Ahead Dark Age Ahead (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.65 — 1,309 ratings — published 2004
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The Future: A Very Short Introduction The Future: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.36 — 136 ratings — published
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Wear Next: Fashioning the future Wear Next: Fashioning the future (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.22 — 46 ratings — published
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Collapse Feminism: The Online Battle for Feminism's Future Collapse Feminism: The Online Battle for Feminism's Future (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.04 — 629 ratings — published 2023
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Future of Denial: The Ideologies of Climate Change Future of Denial: The Ideologies of Climate Change (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.83 — 75 ratings — published
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Mutualism: Building the Next Economy from the Ground Up Mutualism: Building the Next Economy from the Ground Up (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.51 — 152 ratings — published
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Everyday Utopia: What 2,000 Years of Wild Experiments Can Teach Us About the Good Life Everyday Utopia: What 2,000 Years of Wild Experiments Can Teach Us About the Good Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as futures-studies)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,008 ratings — published 2023
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Deep Adaptation Deep Adaptation (ebook)
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avg rating 4.06 — 176 ratings — published 2018
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The Logic of Scientific Discovery The Logic of Scientific Discovery (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 5,566 ratings — published 1934
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Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as futures-studies)
avg rating 4.05 — 2,057 ratings — published 1969
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The Singularity Is Nearer: When We Merge with AI The Singularity Is Nearer: When We Merge with AI (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.90 — 5,101 ratings — published 2024
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