Each year futurist from around the globe gather under the auspices of the World Future Society to exchange ideas, explore possibilities, and share forecasts. The motley group includes professional researchers and prognosticators, academics, corporate strategists, and amateur futurists who like to engage their keen interest in trends and their implications.

This book is a collection of papers prepared for the 1999 gathering, the Ninth General Assembly, marking the 33d anniversary of the founding of the Society. In 1999, a large portion of our population was, to one extent or another, contemplating what the next century might hold. There are, of course, a wide range of views on an even wider range of aspects to be considered. Much of the future cannot yet be determined, but we can combine today's knowledge with expectations about the directions events and science may take us.

Frontiers of the 21st Century presents twenty independent perspectives on what we may see and experience in the years ahead. The chapters, each written by a different respected futurist, are organized into three sections: Likely Developments with Universal Ramifications in the New Millennium, The Creative Utilization of Human Capital, and Futurist Observations on a New Millennium. While the treatise is admittedly not a fully comprehensive view of all the variables of our future, the articles presented are thought-provoking and stimulating.

As might be expected in this kind of a work, the articles are also more academic than what we might describe as popular reading. Getting through this book will not be easy; it will take time. But, then again, the creation of the ideas and their expression took time, too. There is a lot of material here for serious futurists, for academics, and for the many thoughtful people who enjoy considering what might happen in our lives and the lives of our descendants. There are few illustrations; the book is primarily text to be absorbed.

If I were rating this volume as a book for the general public, I'd give it low marks. The presentation is not exciting and intriguing enough to capture the attention of the general reader. For the audience for which it is intended, the book has quite a bit to offer.

FIVE STAR...By far, one of the best Civil War books I have ever read...Mr. Coffin's extensive research of newpapers and personal letters brings to life an often forgotten group of Civil War veterans. Previously, I was unfamiliar with the 2nd Vermont's spectacular role in the battle of Gettysburg. Mr. Coffin's easy to read, step-by-step approach to telling the 2nd Vermont's story from its inception thru its disbanding provides a wonderfully clear picture of what its brief tenure in the Army of the Potomac was like. I hope Mr. Coffin will take the time to write additional books on Vermont's role in the Civil War or other brigade histories. Great Book!!!!

This is an excellent book for the undergraduate. Having studied Aircraft Structures at Embry-Riddle under some of the book's contributors, I recognize it as a valuable resource of A/C Structures theory. Excellent examples and logically outlined, I highly recommend it.

This book is proposed for the experienced programmers who are not necessarily familiar with .NET. The book introduces the fundamentals of Web technology in a straightforward and crisp way. This book is also perfect for programmers who have basic knowledge in programming languages such as Visual Basic, C/C++, Jscript and Java, who may or may not have Web programming experience.this book is clearly defined, in-depth, example-rich, provides a hands on guide to Fundamentals of Web Applications Using .NET and XML. Using real-world examples and a detailed case study, this book helps you master the Web Programming using .NET.

I found this historical genealogy of the Jacob Fyock family a great resource as well as great reading for enjoyment. Howard Fyock has brought the Fyock ancestors alive by telling his personal stories about many of the Fyock ancestors. He has collected many pictures of his ancestors to help answer the question..."I wonder what my ancestors looked like." I am glad that he did not list just names and dates. Even if you are not related in anyway to the Fyock line, you will enjoy reading about the lives of the Fyock people. You will not be sorry you purchased this book.

Of all the books that I've read about Hegel's philosophy in the past twenty years, this book by Howard P. Kainz stands out as the one best suited for the beginner. Dr. Kainz is a world class scholar on this topic and his overview is simply the best I have ever read. (Before 1996 my favorite overview of Hegel was the first part of Ilyenkov's, DIALECTICAL LOGIC. After 1996 my favorite overview is this book by Dr. Kainz.)

What I like most about this book is that it works hard to reach the new student. Dr. Kainz removes all jargon and technical language, except to define the more common terms used by the experts in the field. He also includes diagrams to help explain complex abstract concepts. It is not often that a professor works so diligently to reach his students. He also succeeds in making his language contemporary and easy-to-read.

Dr. Kainz covers the whole gamut of Hegel's corpus and provides high-level overviews of most key ideas in Hegel's philosophy. I wish I had this book in the 1980's when I was struggling with the literature on Hegel, but in fact Dr. Kainz' book was probably not possible until 1996 because the scholarship on Hegel had to undergo a major change - it had to break away from the literature of Marxism and only the fall of the USSR could make that possible. The scholarship on Hegel since the fall of the USSR is very different - I say superior - compared with the scholarship before that period. This is due partly to English translations (finally) of all of Hegel's main works, and partly to the recognition that Hegel is not only widely different from Marx, but his work may better stand the test of time.

Howard P. Kainz is a world-renowned expert in Hegel scholarship. He is not always an advocate of Hegel's thought and he can ask some very pointed questions and offer some very critical comments. However, Dr. Kainz makes use of the latest Hegel scholarship so the new student benefits enormously. If you are thinking about reading Hegel and have seen how difficult it can be, and so are looking for a brief, high-level, yet comprehensive critique of Hegel's thought, this book is for you. I give it five stars.

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Excellent book for anyone working with young people. The games are fun, and useful. It's great for quick references and reminders of games when you are planning a session/ class. It's in an easy to read format. There are traditional games as well as lesser known games which are just as good. It's an absolute must for Youth workers and Teachers.

Rabbi Orkand, and his wife, Joyce, an elementary school teacher, write on a level that will be enjoyed, and understood by children. Generations should share this book.

This is as state of the art as it gets. Very little fluff (like the Shuman "Encyclopedia". Gives some very interesting information about life in "the potteries", but most of all has photos of a great many Gaudy Welsh patterns. Photo quality is not stunning, but gives you what you need to ID pieces. I wish somebody would expand this work...maybe when I retire...