About the Book
What can a spell-checker tell you about economic trends? Why is the world’s supply of ideas about to double? What did America get right in the nineteenth century that it’s getting wrong in the twenty-first? If Karl Marx were alive today, would he be hosting a show on Fox News?
These are just a few of the provocative questions asked by
Sonic Boom, a (mainly) optimistic look at the near future.
Sonic Boom tells why the world’s economy is likely to be just fine, with prosperity increasing; why globalization will soon drive us even crazier than it does today; why “a chaotic, raucous, unpredictable, stress-inducing, free, prosperous, well-informed, and smart future is coming.” The book is rich with specific examples and advice on how to navigate your own way through the craziness that’s ahead.
Forbes calls Gregg Easterbrook “the best writer on complex topics in the United States,” and
Sonic Boom will show you why.
About the AuthorGregg Easterbrook is the author of six books, including
The Progress Paradox. He is a contributing editor to
The Atlantic, for which he has written more than a dozen cover stories, and
The New Republic. His articles have appeared in
The New York Times and
Los Angeles Times, as well as on the covers of
Newsweek and
Time. He has appeared on
Today, Larry King Live, Nightline, CBS
Morning News,
All Things Considered, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, The Diane Rehm Show, and
The O’Reilly Factor. And as a hobby, he writes the “Tuesday Morning Quarterback” football column for ESPN.com. He lives near Washington, D.C., with his wife and three children.
From the Hardcover edition.