{"product_id":"2940169497557","title":"The Storm Before the Calm : America's Discord, the Coming Crisis of the 2020s, and the Triumph Beyond","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe master geopolitical forecaster and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Next 100 Years\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on the United States, predicting how the 2020s will bring dramatic upheaval and reshaping of American government, foreign policy, economics, and culture.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his riveting audio book, noted forecaster and bestselling author George Friedman turns to the future of the United States. Examining the clear cycles through which the United States has developed, upheaved, matured, and solidified, Friedman breaks down the coming years and decades in thrilling detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerican history must be viewed in cyclesamp;mdash;particularly, an eighty-year \"institutional cycle\" that has defined us (there are three such examplesamp;mdash;the Revolutionary War\/founding, the Civil War, and World War II), and a fifty-year \"socio-economic cycle\" that has seen the formation of the industrial classes, baby boomers, and the middle classes. These two major cycles are both converging on the late 2020samp;mdash;a time in which many of these foundations will change. The United States will have to endure upheaval and possible conflict, but also, ultimately, increased strength, stability, and power in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFriedman's analysis is detailed and fascinating, and covers issues such as the size and scope of the federal government, the future of marriage and the social contract, shifts in corporate structures, and new cultural trends that will react to longer life expectancies. This audio book is both provocative and entertaining.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47114512171248,"sku":"2940169497557","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169497557_p0.jpg?v=1763684512","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169497557","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}