Ackoff, Russell. (1981)

Creating the Corporate Future, Plan or be Planned For: Wiley
   Overview: A great view of the future of organizations and ways of looking at the future. Contributor: Steve Steele Date Submitted: 4-26-05

Alexander, Linda  Lewis;  LaRosa, Judith H.; Bader, Helaine; and Garfield, Susan (2004)

New Dimensions in Women's Health Third Edition Sudbury, MA USA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers International
   Overview: Just like in men's health, in women's health 35 percent of all cancer can be prevented through nutrition. Impending research is critical in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease, which concerns prevention and cure. Future funding is needed for medical research as well as for the long-term care associated with Alzheimer’s. There will be an increase number of women diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Contributor: Barbara Parker Date Submitted: 4-03-05

Barker, Joel A. and Erickson, Scott W..

Five Regions of the Future: Preparing your Business for Tomorrow's Technology Revolution New York: Penguin Group, 2005.
Nice categorization and synthesis of trends. Contributor, S. Steele, Submitted: 6-21-07.

Barker, Joel A.
Paradigms: The Business of Discovering the Future New York: Harper Business, 1993
Great modern core paradigms book. Start here for fundamental business paradigm thinking. Contributor, S. Steele, Submitted: 6-21-07.

Bell, Wendell (1997).

Foundations of Futures Studies: Human Science for a New Era. Volume 1: History, Purposes, and Knowledge.  Volume 2: Values, Objectivity, and the Good Society. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Transaction Publishers
   Overview: It's top notch though not an easy read. This is a comprehensive scholarly overview of the most important aspects of futures studies - history, methods, theories and principal practitioners - brings together the intellectual tools for thinking seriously about the future. Contributor: Jeff Cornish, WFS, Date Submitted: 5-03-05.

Bell, Daniel (1973).

The Coming of Post Industrial Society: A Venture in Social Forecasting. New York: Basic Books 
   Overview: Sociologist Bell argues that people can meaningfully forecast about the future of modern society if they take the trouble to understand fully the present conditions of that society, and the trends visibly at work in it. Contributor: Jeff Cornish, WFS, Date submitted: 50305. See some key thoughts here.

Branch, Melville (1998).

Comprehensive Planning for the 21st Century: General Theory and Principles. Westport, CN: Praeger 
   Overview: A practicing planner and retired professor of planning explains the basic principles of planning that all complex organizations must consider to embrace and shape change. Contributor: Jeff Cornish, WFS, Date Submitted: 5-03-05.

Brockman, John, ed. (2002).

The Next Fifty Years in Science: Science in the First Half of the Twenty-First Century. New York: Vintage Books (Random House)
   Overview: Twenty-five visionary scientists foresee breakthroughs that will change the way we think, live and learn. Contributor: Jeff Cornish, WFS, Date Submitted: 5-03-05.

Brown, Lester (2005).

Outgrowing the Earth: The Food Security Challenge in an Age of Falling Water Tables and Rising Temperatures. New York: Norton (ISBN: 393060705)
   Overview: Historically food security was the responsibility of ministries of agriculture, but today that has changed. Recent research reporting that a 1-degree Celsius rise in temperature Contributor: Jeff Cornish, WFS, Date Submitted: 5-03-05.

Bury, J. B. (1932).

The Idea of Progress. New York: Macmillan 
   Overview: In this celebrated book, a British historian describes the development of the notion of progress from its origins in cartesianism to its efflorescence in the late nineteen and early twentieth centuries. Contributor: Jeff Cornish, WFS, Date Submitted: 5-03-05.