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core future books (authors f - k)
Produced in partnership, the Institute for the Future @ AACC and the World Future Society present a set of core print materials. These titles are suggested as a basic set of library holdings. Of course, this is a dynamic list. Contributions for consideration to this list may be made on the book recommendation form. IF @ AACC extends sincere thanks to Ed Cornish, Jeff Cornish of WFS; AACC Librarians, Cindy Steinhoff and Louise Greene; contributors on the IF Advisory Team and Ms Barbara Parker and Ms Robin Potter.
Falk, William. W. (2004)
Rooted in Place: Family and Belonging in a Southern Black Community New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press
Overview: The future of poverty is projected through the words and behaviors of a southern black American family & their community living in rural poverty. Contributor: Barbara Parker Date Submitted: 2005
Florida Richard (2002).
The Rise of the Creative Class. New York New York: Basic Books (ISBN: o-465-02477-7)
Overview: Creativity as life work development of creative environments Contributor: Steele, AACC, Date Submitted: 5-03-04.
Friedman, Thomas L. (2005)
The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty First Century New York New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux
Overview: A fascinating overview of drivers of change in the 21st century. Well written and easy to grasp. Contributor: Steve Steele
Harper, Stephen C. (1999).
The Forward-Focused Organization: Visionary Thinking and Breakthrough Leadership to Create Your Company’s Future. New York: AMACOM
Overview: Management professor Stephen Harper offers a readable, practical guide to creating a forward-focused organization. Contributor: Jeff Cornish, WFS, Date Submitted: 5-03-05.
Higgins, James M. (1994).
101 Creative Problem Solving Techniques: The Handbook for New Ideas for Business. Winter Park, FL: The New Management Publishing Company
Overview: Highly readable, useful, and attractively presented description of creative problem-solving methods, such as scenario writing, brainstorming, Delphi polling, use of analogies, role playing, etc. Contributor: Jeff Cornish, WFS, Date Submitted: 5-03-05.
Hines, Andy and Peter Bishop, Eds.
Thinking about the Future: Guidelines for Strategic Foresight. Washington, DC: Social Technologies, 2006. Overview: Clear, concise, straight forward guidelines for "doing" futures with some solid examples from a variety of sources.
Huxley, Aldus (1894-1963)
Brave New World: New York : Perennial Classics, 1998
Overview: Has been pretty good so far at predicting future trends Contributor: Benjamin Ben-Baruch Date submitted: 2005
Kahn, Herman and Wiener, Anthony J. (1967).
The Year 2000: A Framework for Speculation on the Next Thirty-Three Years. New York: Macmillan
Overview: This volume summarizes the thinking of Herman Kahn and his Hudson Institute colleagues concerning the world of the future. Contributor: Jeff Cornish, WFS, and Tom Karwoski AACC Date submitted: 5-03-05.
Kaku, Michio (1997)
Visions: How Science Will Revolutionize the 21st Century. Oxford University Press (ISBN: 198500866)
Overview: Based on scores of interviews with leading scientists, technologists, theoreticians and researchers, Kaku speculates about how scientific revolutions during the 20th C. in quantum physics, biogenetics, & computers position us for a transformational future. Contributor: Robin Potter, AACC, Date submitted: 5-03-06.
Moral Courage Taking Action When Your Values are Put to the Test. New York New York: William Morrow Harper Collins (ISBN: 0-06-059154-4)
Overview: Changing times challenges moral frameworks Contributor: Steele, AACC, Date Submitted: 5-03-04 (click on author for review). Chapter one online…
Kurzweil, Ray (2000).
The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence. Viking Adult (ISBN: 670882178)
Overview: A startling set of proposals of what our future may include as the supposed distinction between human and technological intelligence blurs. Visionary. Contributor: Robin Potter, Date submitted: 5-03-06.
Lombardo, Thomas (2006)
The Evolution of Future Consciousness: The Nature and Historical Development of the Human Capacity to Think about the Future, Authorhouse (ISBN: 1425944469).
"In The Evolution of Future Consciousness, psychologist and futurist Tom Lombardo examines the human ability to be conscious of the future, to create ideas, images, goals, and plans about the future, (Contributor: Steele, 2006)

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