Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think
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| Author | Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler |
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| Audio read by | Arthur Morey (Audible) |
| Country | United States |
| Subject | Technology, Economics |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Free Press, Tantor Audio |
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Publication date
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February 21, 2012; March 28, 2012 (Audible) |
| Media type | Print (hardcover), Audiobook (Audible) |
| Pages | 386 pp. (first edition), 10 hrs and 22 mins (Audible) |
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| OCLC | 741542469 |
| LC Class | T173.8 |
Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think is a book by Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler that was published in 2012. The writers refer to the book's title as being a future where nine billion people have access to clean water, food, energy, health care, education, and everything else that is necessary for a first world standard of living, thanks to technological innovation.
The book was a commercial success. It debuted at #1 on both Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble's bestseller lists. Praise appeared in various publications such as Time and The Washington Post.
The book's four main points are:
The book is divided into six parts: Perspective, Exponential Technologies, Building the Base of the Pyramid, The Forces of Abundance, Peak of the Pyramid, and Steering Faster. It contains 19 chapters, a reference section with raw data, an appendix titled "Dangers of the Exponentials," and a Notes section for further reading.
The book was largely well received by critics. Abundance was profiled in Time magazine, the Washington Post, the San Francisco Chronicle and the Wall Street Journal. It debuted at #1 on both Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble's bestseller lists, and at #2 on the New York Times bestseller list. It remained on the NYT bestseller list for nine weeks.
Time wrote of its message, "The future is going to be better than you think. That might be hard to believe given the constant stream of dread that is the daily news -- and the endless well of fear that seems to be the future -- but a close look at the numbers indicates that things are better than we believe."
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