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Merging the deft social analysis of Where GUIDELINES Come From with the positive quarrels of Everything Bad Is Good for You, New York Times best-selling creator Steven Johnson's Future Perfect makes the circumstance a new model of political change is increasing, transforming from local governments to classrooms, from protest motions to healthcare. Johnson paints a engaging portrait of this new political worldview - inspired by the success and interconnectedness of the web, but not reliant on high-tech solutions - that breaks with the conventional categories of liberal or conservative thinking. Along with his acclaimed present for multi-disciplinary storytelling and big ideas, Johnson explores this new vision of progress through a series of attractive narratives: from the "wonder on the Hudson" to the look of the French railway system; from the fight against malnutrition in Vietnam to a mysterious outbreak of odd smells in downtown Manhattan; from underground music video musicians and artists to the invention of the web itself. At the same time when the conventional wisdom contains that the political system is hopelessly gridlocked with old ideas, Future Perfect makes the timely and inspiring circumstance that progress continues to be possible, and this new solutions are increasing. This is a hopeful, affirmative prospect for future years, from one of the most brilliant and motivating visionaries of modern-day culture.

Category: History & Theory