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core future books (authors m - r)
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.
May, Graham H. (1996).
The Future is Ours: Foreseeing, Managing and Creating the Future. Westport, CT: Praeger
Overview: A lecture at Leeds Metropolitan University in England explores such questions as why we forecast the future despite the likelihood we will be wrong, how people relate to the future, and other issues. Contributor: Jeff Cornish, WFS, Date Submitted: 5-03-05.
Museum of Modern Art, Lowry, Glenn D., Riley,Terence (1999).
UN-Private House. New York: Museum of Modern Art (ISBN: 870700979)
Overview: The houses presented here, and their architects, are not only reconfiguring the domestic landscape but also launching the first architectural debates of the 21st century. Contributor: Brandi R. Shepard, AACC, Date submitted: 5-03-06
Nelson, Noelle (1999).
Winner Takes All: Exceptional People Teach us How to Find Career and Personal Success in the 21st Century. New York: Perseus Publishing (ISBN: 030646005X)
Overview: Winner Takes All provides practical, straightforward information that Noelle Nelson has learned from the exceptional people she has worked with and investigated as a clinical psychologist. From so-called "ordinary people" to celebrities like Christopher Reeve and Muhammad Ali, they all experienced life-altering events that threw them into a life bereft of traditional moorings. Contributor: Jeff Cornish, WFS, Date Submitted: 5-03-05.
Orwell, George (1903-1950)
1984 Nineteen eighty-four, a novel: New York, Harcourt, Brace 1949
Overview: So far it has been pretty good at predicting future trends in politics. Contributor: Benjamin Ben-Baruch Date Submitted: 2005
Papadakis, Andreas C. (1998).
Reaching for the Future, Vol. 1. Papadakis, Andreas Publishers (ISBN: 1901092011)
Overview: This first volume takes its lead from Hans Hollein's exhibition The Architect as Seismograph at the Venice Biennial, Kenneth Frampton's seminar on Technology, Place and Architecture in Jerusalem, and presents the work and writings of international architects at the cutting-edge of international architecture today. Contributor: Brandi R. Shepard, AACC, Date Submitted: 5-03-06.
Parnes, Sidney (1997)
Optimizing The Magic of Your Mind Buffalo New York: Bearly Limited
Overview: The core work on creative problem solving (opportunity finding) by one of the leaders in the field. Contributor: Steve Steele Date Submitted: 7-15-05
Rescher, Nicholas (1998).
Predicting the Future: An Introduction to the Theory of Forecasting. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press
Overview: The author, a professor of philosophy the University of Pittsburgh, provides a thorough discussion of the nature and problems of prediction. Contributor: Jeff Cornish, WFS, Date Submitted: 5-03-05.
Richard J. F., (2002).
High Noon: Twenty Global Problems, Twenty Years to Solve Them. Basic Books
Overview: Good view of global problems. Contributor: Steele, AACC, Date Submitted: 5-03-04.
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