{"product_id":"grunch-2026-stuart-andrew-9798278593911","title":"Grunch 2026","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGRUNCH 2026\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1983, Buckminster Fuller warned that humanity was losing control of its own systems. He described an invisible global force he called \u003cb\u003eGRUNCH\u003c\/b\u003e - the \u003ci\u003eGross Universal Cash Heist\u003c\/i\u003e - a network of corporate, financial, and technological power optimized for profit rather than human or planetary wellbeing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the time, the warning seemed abstract.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2026, it feels uncomfortably precise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGRUNCH 2026\u003c\/b\u003e revisits Fuller's ideas from the vantage point of the present moment - a world dominated by platforms, algorithms, artificial intelligence, financial abstraction, and accelerating ecological stress. Corporations rival nations. Algorithms shape markets, media, and behavior. Technology evolves faster than institutions can respond. Climate instability is no longer theoretical.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWritten in the spirit and style of Buckminster Fuller, but not authorized, endorsed, or affiliated with the Buckminster Fuller Estate\u003c\/i\u003e, this book is an original work that builds on Fuller's systems thinking to examine how power has evolved over the last fifty years - and where it may be leading us next.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than focusing on politics or personalities, \u003cb\u003eGRUNCH 2026\u003c\/b\u003e looks beneath the surface at the structures shaping modern life: algorithmic platforms that function like sovereign states, economic systems detached from physical reality, AI as infrastructure rather than tool, and ecological limits colliding with exponential growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book ultimately asks a simple but urgent question: \u003cb\u003eif Fuller saw this world coming, what choices do we face now?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a prediction. It is a diagnosis - and a challenge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGRUNCH 2026\u003c\/b\u003e will appeal to readers of Buckminster Fuller, systems thinkers, futurists, technologists, and anyone who senses that today's crises are connected - and that the future will be shaped not by ideology, but by design.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe giants Fuller warned about are no longer invisible.\u003cbr\u003eThe question is whether humanity is ready to confront them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stuart Andrew\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798278593911\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 82\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.17d","brand":"Stuart Andrew","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997380260095,"sku":"9798278593911","price":14.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/grunch-2026-stuart-andrew-9798278593911","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}