Alvin Toffler (and now his wife, Heidi who is to be understood as partner for all his works) is a world-famous thinker, management guru and prolific writer, so no certificate of excellence is required from casual readers like me. This is one of his more recent works, and hence less dated; some of his warnings are spot-on, such as new viral epidemics and war. Who would have expected such a devastating clash of titans in the 21st century in, of all places, Europe? Apart from such prognostications, the larger theme of this work is the change in economies and livelihoods with the development of computing, internet and the world-wide web, the winner-takes-all nature of online commerce, and the demise of traditional 9 to 5 jobs and the growth of the new knowledge economy. Every page and paragraph is filled with insights and ideas, making this one of the richest works in sheer fresh insight and analytical content I have read in a long while. This has definitely spurred me to revisit some of his other works, such as 'The Third Wave', although these may be a little dated now. ( )

All very good, except I have some caveats with the two basic premisis ( ' deep fundamentals ' the the knowlege economy ) ( )

All very good, except I have some caveats with the two basic premisis ( ' deep fundamentals ' the the knowlege economy ) ( )

All I can say it read it. Knowledge is wealth. ( )

I am ambivalent about this book. Some interesting points similar to reading the web or a magazine, however not sure what to do with it. The information was coming so fast at times it was hard to digest. Really liked their epilogue which was an optimistic look at the future taking into account all the horrors that could happen or be avoided. ( )