{"product_id":"the-fourth-turning-what-the-cycles-of-history-tell-us-about-americas-next-rendezvous-with-destiny-9780767900461","title":"The Fourth Turning: What the Cycles of History Tell Us about America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - Discover the game-changing theory of the cycles of history and what past generations can teach us about living through times of upheaval--with deep insights into the roles that Boomers, Generation X, and Millennials have to play--now with a new preface by Neil Howe.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e First comes a High, a period of confident expansion. Next comes an Awakening, a time of spiritual exploration and rebellion. Then comes an Unraveling, in which individualism triumphs over crumbling institutions. Last comes a Crisis--the Fourth Turning--when society passes through a great and perilous gate in history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWilliam Strauss and Neil Howe will change the way you see the world--and your place in it. With blazing originality, \u003ci\u003eThe Fourth Turning\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates the past, explains the present, and reimagines the future. Most remarkably, it offers an utterly persuasive prophecy about how America's past will predict what comes next. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStrauss and Howe base this vision on a provocative theory of American history. The authors look back five hundred years and uncover a distinct pattern: Modern history moves in cycles, each one lasting about the length of a long human life, each composed of four twenty-year eras--or \"turnings\"--that comprise history's seasonal rhythm of growth, maturation, entropy, and rebirth. Illustrating this cycle through a brilliant analysis of the post-World War II period, \u003ci\u003eThe Fourth Turning \u003c\/i\u003eoffers bold predictions about how all of us can prepare, individually and collectively, for this rendezvous with destiny.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Strauss\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eNeil Howe\u003c\/b\u003e are the authors of \u003ci\u003eGenerations: The History of America's Future\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e13th-GEN\u003c\/i\u003e and founding partners of the consulting firm, LifeCourse Associates. Strauss was a renowned speaker, writer, historian, and playwright. He was also the co-founder of the Capitol Steps, a political cabaret. Howe is a historian and economist who speaks frequently on generations, the economy, and social change. He is also the managing director of demography at Hedgeye, president of Saeculum Research, and a senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Global Aging Institute. Howe lives in Great Falls, Virginia.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Crown Publishing Group (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50584208802066,"sku":"9780767900461","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_34a89638-996d-4c28-a897-aa9870778c95.jpg?v=1732033739","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-fourth-turning-what-the-cycles-of-history-tell-us-about-americas-next-rendezvous-with-destiny-9780767900461","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}