Rethink the surprising history of new ideas
"A brilliant and groundbreaking argument that innovation and progress are often achieved by revisiting and retooling ideas from the past rather than starting from scratch--from The Guardian columnist and contributor to The Atlantic,"--Baker & Taylor.
| Main Author: | Poole, Steven, 1972- (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.,
2016.
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| Edition: | First Scriber hardcover edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- The Age of Rediscovery
- Thesis. The shock of the old ; The missing piece ; Game changers ; Are we nearly there yet?
- Antithesis. Something new under the sun(s) ; The jury's still out ; When zombies attack ; How to be wrong ; The Placebo Effect
- Prognosis. Utopia redux ; Beyond good and evil ; Don't start believing
- Back to the future.