AlvinToffler
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AlvinToffler (1928-2016) , AlvinTofflerisoneofthemostinfluentialcontemporarysocialthinkers.
Startingwiththeirground-breakingglobalbestsellingclassicsFutureShock (1970) andTheThirdWave (1980), AlvinandhiswifeHeidiTofflerhavehelpedmulti-millionsofreadersaroundtheworldanticipatetheoverwhelmingsweepingchangesoftomorrow.
Intheseandotherbooks, theTofflersdecadesagoanticipatedcloning, virtualreality, nichemarkets, informationoverload, work-at-home, productcustomization, the “de-massification”ofthemassmedia, ’ works, — wearestillwaitingforthe “paperlessoffice”.Butfewtodaychallengethecentral, sweepingthesisoftheirworksincethemid-1960s — , ’slatestwork, RevolutionaryWealth (2006), isabookonthedynamicneweconomyoftomorrow —howwework, runcompanies, raisefamilies, “wealthsystem” , clarityandunusualinsightintothedangersandpromisesaswellaschallengesandopportunitiesracingtowardus.
AlvinandHeidiTofflerareknownaroundtheworldfortheirworkthathasinfluencedpresidentsandprimeministers, topleadersinfieldsrangingfrombusinesstonon-profitorganizations, aswellaseducators, , they “setthestandardbywhichallsubsequentwould-befuturistshavebeenmeasured.”
ThefollowingessayistakenfromChapter13ofTheThirdWave.
PromptsforYourReading
“de-massify” ?
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“awarehouseofimages” (Paragraph2)?
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