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More copies of this ISBN:Promise Ahead: A Vision of Hope and Action for Humanity's Futureby Duane Elgin
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:When Duane Elgin's classic bestseller, "Voluntary Simplicity," was published in 1981, it transformed the lives of thousands and was hailed as the "bible" of the simplicity movement by the "Wall Street Journal."Now, for anyone seeking to navigate today's profoundly changing world, "Promise Ahead" is the powerful sequel to a road map for securing a promising future.
Review:"Duane Elgin already lives the future he writes about. Elgin writes with personality, passion, and persistence. Duane Elgin is calling us on a hero's journey where we can all be heroes."(-- Robert Johansen, president, Institute for the Future) Review:"Promise Ahead is a corrective to the negative messages about the state of our world that are prevalent today. This book deserves the attention of our entire society." (-- Larry Dossey, M.D., author of Reinventing Medicine and Healing Words) Review:"Promise Ahead is essential reading for people flooded with information yet filled with confusion. Thankfully, Duane Elgin has the courage ...to provide us with a visionary and plausible road map into the deep future."(-- Vicki Robin, co-author of Your Money or Your Life) Review:"The opportunity trends are what make this book so special, so full of hope, so powerful. Promise Ahead delivers on its promise and deserves to be widely read."(-- Napra Review) Review:"The very act of envisioning a better future can in itself initiate change. . . .Promise Ahead inspire[s] those necessary dreams."(-- New Age ) Review:"[Promise Ahead] alert[s] us to important problems and offers suggestion[s] that are genuinely constructive."(-- Christian Science Monitor) About the AuthorDuane Elgin is an author, speaker, evolutionary activist, and internet entrepreneur. Author of Voluntary Simplicity, Promise Ahead and Awakening Earth, he is a former senior social scientist at SRI International, where he coauthored numerous studies on the long-range future for the Environmental Protection Agency, the president's science advisor, and the National Science Foundation. Prior to SRI, Elgin worked as a senior staff member for the National Commission on Population Growth and the American Future. He holds an MBA from the Wharton School of Business and an MA in economic history from the University of Pennsylvania. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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