A Brief History of the Future: How Visionary

Whether for economic, personal, or political reasons, people have always wanted to know what the future will bring, and there have been no lack of people to tell us. A Brief History of the Future chronicles the most influential futurists over the years, from Delphi's virgin visionaries, to pop futurists, science fiction writers, trend gurus, and evolutionary experts.

Oona Strathern is a journalist and futurist who currently lives in Vienna with her German futurist husband and two sons (whose visions of the future include 'sweets growing on trees' and 'homework writing machines'). She has written for many newspapers and magazines, including the Observer, and now works as a writer and consultant for the Europe's leading future and trend consultants the Zukunftsinstitut in Vienna and Frankfurt.

Introduction : a brief introduction to what futurists and futurism are, and what they definitely are not	p. 1
Sex, drugs and heads that roll ...	p. 11
Fancy's seven-leagued boots	p. 44
In next week to-morrow	p. 81
Here live lions	p. 117
Surprise-free futures	p. 152
Fast forward	p. 190
Jam tomorrow ...	p. 219
The 800-lb gorilla	p. 256
A week in the life of a futurist	p. 275
The future of the future	p. 291
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A Brief History of the Future: How Visionary Thinkers Changed the World and Tomorrow's Trends are 'Made' and Marketed

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