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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781451614213 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
CUE |
| Transcribing agency |
CUE |
| 050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
T173.8 |
| Item number |
.D536 2012 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Diamandis, Peter H. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Abundance : |
| Remainder of title |
the future is better than you think / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
1st Free Press hardcover ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Free Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
2012. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xi, 386 p. : |
| Other physical details |
ill., maps ; |
| Dimensions |
24 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-356) and index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Pt. 1: Perspective. Our grandest challenge -- Building the pyramid -- Seeing the forest through the trees -- It's not as bad as you think -- pt. 2: Exponential technologies. Ray Kurzweil and the go-fast button -- The singularity is nearer -- pt. 3: Building the base of the pyramid. The tools of cooperation -- Water -- Feeding nine billion -- pt. 4: The forces of abundance. The DIY innovator -- The technophilanthropists -- The rising billion -- pt. 5: Peak of the pyramid. Energy -- Education -- Health care -- Freedom -- pt. 6: Steering faster. Driving innovation and breakthroughs -- Risk and failure -- Which way next? |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
The authors document how four forces--exponential technologies, the DIY innovator, the Technophilanthropist, and the Rising Billion--are conspiring to solve our biggest problems. "Abundance" establishes hard targets for change and lays out a strategic roadmap for governments, industry and entrepreneurs, giving us plenty of reason for optimism. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Technological innovations |
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Forecasting. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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Technological forecasting. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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Technology |
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Social aspects. |
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Social prediction. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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Economic forecasting. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Kotler, Steven, |
| Dates associated with a name |
1967- |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Library of Congress Classification |
| Koha item type |
Books |
| Classification part |
T173.8 |
| Item part |
.D536 2012 |
| Call number prefix |
T173.8 |
| Call number suffix |
.D536 2012 |
| Suppress in OPAC |
No |