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From the international bestselling author
Steven Johnson, Future Perfect is the story of
how progress is still possible and our future really is
bright
What links a heroic pilot, eighteenth-century
coffee houses, the French railway system and the
invention of the Internet? Steven Johnson, with his
renowned flair for discovering new ideas and hidden
connections, shows that the answer lies in networked
thinking. Johnson argues that collaborative networks of
'peer progressives' hold the key to an incredible range
of human achievements, and can transform everything from
local government to drug research to arts funding and
education. Looking beyond traditional politics,
Future Perfect shows that a new model of change
is on the rise.
'Read Future Perfect ... Mr Johnson's
book will give you lots of material to brighten the
outlook of your gloomy friends ... it envisions a new
political movement' Wall Street Journal
'An
informative, tech-savvy and provocative vision of a new
and more democratic public philosophy. A breath of fresh
air a breath of fresh air in an age of gridlock,
cynicism and disillusionment' San Francisco
Chronicle
'A buoyant and hopeful book
... Future Perfect reminds us we already have the
treatment. We just need to use it' Boston Globe
'An
articulate manifesto' Clive Cookson, Financial
Times
Steven Johnson is the US
bestselling author of Where Good Ideas Come From,
The Invention of Air, The Ghost Map, and
Everything Bad Is Good for You, and is the editor
of the anthology The Innovator's Cookbook. He is
the founder of a variety of influential websites - most
recently, outside.in - and writes for Time,
Wired, The New York Times, and The Wall
Street Journal. He lives in Marin County,
California, with his wife and three sons.
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