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We've compiled a list of books that we think you'll find useful. For your reading enjoyment we selected the very best books in this category.

The Age of Spiritual Machines : When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence, by Ray Kurzweil ...ranges widely over such juicy topics as entropy, chaos, the big bang, quantum theory, DNA computers... neural nets, genetic algorithms, nanoengineering, the Turing test, brain scanning... chess-playing programs, the Internet--the whole world of information technology past, present, and future. This is a book for computer enthusiasts, science fiction writers in search of cutting-edge themes, and anyone who wonders where human technology is going next. Amazon.com's price: $18.17

The Art of the Long View : Planning for the Future in an Uncertain World by Peter Schwartz One of the world's leading futurists--who has served as a consultant to clients as diverse as Volvo and the White House--presents a revolutionary guide to planning for the future. A powerful tool for developing strategic vision, this book reveals how to navigate the future by applying the intuitive skills used by artists and musicians. Amazon.com's price: $12.00

Competing for the Future by Gary Hamel, C. K. Prahalad With their breakthrough strategy for seizing industry leadership and dominating the markets of tomorrow, Hamel and Prahalad challenge executives the world over to stop the unrewarding and ultimately dead-end process of downsizing and enter the dynamic realm of industry transformation Amazon.com's price: $11.96

Net Worth: Shaping Markets When Customers Make the Rules by John Hagel, Marc Singer This visionary book constructs a new business model around the infomediary--brokers or intermediaries that help customers maximize the value of the data--and reveals the coming battle among infomediaries for customers' trust and private information. Amazon.com's price: $14.97

The Organization of the Future by Frances Hesselbein (Editor), Marshall Goldsmith (Editor), Richard Beckhard, Peter Ferdinand Drucker This much anticipated second title in the Drucker Foundation Future series imagines tomorrow's workplace. In 28 new essays, by bestselling authors, Fortune 500 CEOs, and management scholars expound on the challenges people face in building the organization of tomorrow. Amazon.com's price: $17.50

Out of the Blue : Wildcards and Other Big Future Surprises by John L. Petersen An extraordinary view into a number of worlds. Clearly, Petersen is one of the best-informed Futurists in the world. He is a true "out of the box thinker." He reports on the most important break throughs in technology, business, science and space---and the critical breakdowns in human and environmental health; and in social, political and economic conditions. Most importantly, Petersen offers one of the most well-informed reports on the emerging realities that will redefine every aspect of our careers and personal lives---sooner than we might think. Amazon.com's price: $13.95

2020 Vision by Stan Davis, Bill Davidson Information management and biotechnology are reshaping the basic structure of American enterprise. In this bold and innovative analysis, Davis and Davidson explain what these changes mean and how entrepreneurs and executives can preparelenges of tomorrow. Serial rights to Across the Board and Modern Office Technology. Amazon.com's price: $9.60

Visions of Technology : A Century of Vital Debate About Machines, Systems and the Human World by Richard Rhodes (Editor) The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb provides a unique perspective on the twentieth century through a lively collection of writings about the unexpected and paradoxical ways in which technology has changed our lives -- and will affect our future. Amazon.com's price: $21.00

Other titles

Boom : Visions and Insights for Creating Wealth in the 21st Century, by Frank Vogl, James Sinclair

Bold New World : The Essential Guide to Surviving and Prospering in the Twenty-First Century, by William Knoke, Bill Knoke

The One to One Future : Building Relationships One Customer at a Time, by Don Peppers, Martha, Phd Rogers

Scenario Planning : Managing for the Future, by Gill Ringland

Scenario 2000 : Intercepting the Future, by Katherine Keough

The Teacher As World Citizen : A Scenario  of the 21st Century,  by Theodore Brameld

2025 : Scenarios of US and Global Society Reshaped by Science and Technology, by Joseph F. Coates, John B. Mahaffie, Andy Hines

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