A brief history of tomorrow

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Jacqueline et Raoul Dubois

L'an 2000 sera-t-il le point de départ de nouveaux bonds en avant? Ce que prévoient, pour l'an 2000, les spécialistes sur le plan de la santé? Le 21e siècle, sera-t-il le siècle de l'espace? Aura-t-on autant besoin d'énergie en l'an 2000? Le livre aura-t-il encore des lecteurs en l'an 2000? Autant de questions sur lesquelles cogitent Corinne, Benoît, les copains et les spécialistes. Les auteurs en leur laissant la parole, "tracent les perspectives qui donneront un sens à notre vie en l'an 2000."

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Ignacio Ramonet

"Ramonet offers an analysis of the fundamental global issues of today, carefully dissecting the phenomenon of neoliberal globalization, and the recent U.S.-led wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo and elsewhere. Wars of the 21st Century argues that in these times of planetary social war, civil society must reclaim its place as the key protagonist on the international political stage."--Jacket.

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Fareed Zakaria

"This is not a book about the decline of America, but rather about the rise of everyone else." So begins Fareed Zakaria's important new work on the era we are now entering. Following on the success of his best-selling The Future of Freedom, Zakaria describes with equal prescience a world in which the United States will no longer dominate the global economy, orchestrate geopolitics, or overwhelm cultures. He sees the "rise of the rest"—the growth of countries like China, India, Brazil, Russia, and many others—as the great story of our time, and one that will reshape the world. The tallest buildings, biggest dams, largest-selling movies, and most advanced cell phones are all being built outside the United States. This economic growth is producing political confidence, national pride, and potentially international problems. How should the United States understand and thrive in this rapidly changing international climate? What does it mean to live in a truly global era? Zakaria answers these questions with his customary lucidity, insight, and imagination.

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Michael Flynn

It is the beginning of the twenty-first century and one woman is determined to bring America and the world back on track in the technological future. She has the strength, the intelligence, the money. It will be done. This is the story of the rebirth of innovative technological expansion on Earth and in space. ([Source][1]) [1]: