Immoderate Greatness: Why Civilizations Fail
William Ophuls "Immoderate Greatness: Why Civilizations Fail"
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | English | December 28, 2012 | ISBN: 1479243140 | 116 pages | azw, epub, lrf, mobi | 3,6 mb
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | English | December 28, 2012 | ISBN: 1479243140 | 116 pages | azw, epub, lrf, mobi | 3,6 mb
I was surprised how brief this book was, but Ophuls really covers the ground needed to lead to inescapable and powerful conclusions. It's not a pretty forecast, but it's hard to find fault with any of his analysis. I've been interested in this topic for a long time so I had read many of his reference materials already. I'm not sure this book would work well as an introduction, but then, I can't really speak to that.
Too early to tell how much this book has changed my life, but it certainly brought some ideas firmly together and put my head in a spin for a few days. It will change the way you look at the world. To my way of thinking, it's a good thing to know what's coming. This book doesn't spell out details, but clearly outlines the broad trends that are shaping the future. As I said, the conclusions are inescapable. No one can forecast the exact times things will go down, but Ophuls' vision of the future will surely be here soon enough.
As short as it is, it's very well worth the time. I might even use the word Masterpiece. Very well crafted. Everyone should read it.