{"product_id":"9780060934996","title":"Promise Ahead: A Vision of Hope and Action for Humanity's Future","description":"\u003cp\u003eDuane Elgin's bestselling \u003ci\u003eVoluntary Simplicity\u003c\/i\u003e changed the lives of thousands and was called the \"bible\" of the simplicity movement by the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e.  Now, in \u003ci\u003ePromise Ahead\u003c\/i\u003e, he helps readers take the next step.  Elgin outlines four emerging \"opportunity trends,\" including voluntary simplicity, that can help surmount social, economic, and environmental challenges we all face.  Other positive trends include using the Internet to leverage swift grass-roots change, heeding scientific evidence of the deilcate balance that comprises the universe, and utilizing the power of compassionate love to heal humanity's wounds.  Succinct and hopeful, \u003ci\u003ePromise Ahead\u003c\/i\u003e shows how we are uniquely posed to use our ingenuity to leap into a promising future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuane Elgin is an author, speaker, evolutionary activist, and Internet entrepreneur who has spent decades studying our long-range future.  He lives in San Rafael, California.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47051682119920,"sku":"9780060934996","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780060934996_p0.jpg?v=1763620338","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780060934996","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}