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Mobilizing for a More Peaceful Twenty-First Century

Posted on December 3, 2012
Cultivating Peace: Becoming a 21st-Century Peace Ambassador
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Author(s): James O'Dea
Publisher: Shift Books (2012)
Binding: Paperback, 242 pages
List Price: $15.95

The world’s peace movements are undergoing a transition, according to James O’Dea, retired Amnesty International director. Whereas they once focused on simply opposing wars, peace organizations are now striving to actively build new social systems that embody justice and nonviolence.

My Brain Made Me Do It: The Rise of Neuroscience and the Threat to Moral Responsibility

Posted on February 18, 2011
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Author(s): Eliezer J. Sternberg
Publisher: Prometheus Books (2010)
Binding: Paperback, 244 pages
List Price: $21.00

My Brain Made Me Do It: The Rise of Neuroscience and the Threat to Moral Responsibility by Eliezer Sternberg. Prometheus. 2010. 244 pages. $21.

Networking for Progress

Posted on December 3, 2012
Future Perfect: The Case For Progress In A Networked Age
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Author(s): Steven Johnson
Publisher: Riverhead Hardcover (2012)
Binding: Hardcover, 272 pages
List Price: $26.95

In Future Perfect, bestselling author Steven Johnson (Everything Bad Is Good for You) declares himself a member of the new revolutionary party, the peer progressives.

Neuroengineering the Future

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Posted on January 11, 2011
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Author(s): Bruce F Katz
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers (2008)
Binding: Hardcover, 400 pages
List Price: $105.95

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Odyssey of a Practical Visionary

Posted on September 16, 2010
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Manufacturer: Thistlefield Books
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by Belden Paulson. Thistlefield Books. 2009. 757 pages. $24.95.

In the mid-twentieth century, while communists and anticommunists across the world were locked in ideological warfare, futurist and community organizer Belden Paulson went about his own peaceful quest to change the world. Now he tells his story, with all the people who shared in it and the history he witnessed.

Outrageous Fortunes: The Twelve Surprising Trends That Will Reshape the Global Economy

Posted on December 6, 2010
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Author(s): Daniel Altman
Publisher: Times Books (2011)
Binding: Hardcover, 272 pages
List Price: $25.00

by Daniel Altman. 2011. 244 pages. Holt. $25.

China’s seemingly invincible economy won’t flourish forever, says economist Daniel Altman. In Outrageous Fortunes, he forecasts that the Chinese economy’s structural weaknesses will overtake it later this century and cause the nation to grow poorer even after so many decades of growing richer.

Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void

Posted on December 6, 2010
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Author(s): Mary Roach
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company (2010)
Binding: Hardcover, 334 pages
List Price: $25.95

by Mary Roach. 2010. 334 pages. W.W. Norton. $25.95.

Prosperity Without Growth: Economics for a Finite Planet

Posted on September 15, 2010
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Author(s): Tim Jackson
Publisher: Routledge (2009)
Binding: Hardcover, 288 pages
List Price: $100.00

by Tim Jackson. Earthscan. 2009. 264 pages. $22.50.

Public-Service Futures

Posted on June 14, 2012
Jobs That Matter: Find a Stable, Fulfilling Career in Public Service
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Author(s): Heather Krasna
Publisher: Jist Works (2010)
Binding: Paperback, 304 pages
List Price: $14.95

Even in slow job markets, those who use the best job-search strategies will find many opportunities for rewarding careers in public service, says career advisor Heather Krasna in Jobs That Matter.

Race Against The Machine: How the Digital Revolution is Accelerating Innovation, Driving Productivity, and Irreversibly Transforming Employment and the Economy

Posted on February 1, 2012
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Manufacturer: Digital Frontier Press
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Price: $3.99

Why has median income stopped rising in the US?

Why is the share of population that is working falling so rapidly?

Why are our economy and society are becoming more unequal?

A popular explanation right now is that the root cause underlying these symptoms is technological stagnation-- a slowdown in the kinds of ideas and inventions that bring progress and prosperity.