{"product_id":"the-fourth-turning-william-strauss-9780767900461","title":"The Fourth Turning: What the Cycles of History Tell Us about America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - Discover the game-changing theory of the cycles of history and what past generations can teach us about living through times of upheaval--with deep insights into the roles that Boomers, Generation X, and Millennials have to play.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e First comes a High, a period of confident expansion. Next comes an Awakening, a time of spiritual exploration and rebellion. Then comes an Unraveling, in which individualism triumphs over crumbling institutions. Last comes a Crisis--the Fourth Turning--when society passes through a great and perilous gate in history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWilliam Strauss and Neil Howe will change the way you see the world--and your place in it. With blazing originality, \u003ci\u003eThe Fourth Turning\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates the past, explains the present, and reimagines the future. Most remarkably, it offers an utterly persuasive prophecy about how America's past will predict what comes next. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStrauss and Howe base this vision on a provocative theory of American history. The authors look back five hundred years and uncover a distinct pattern: Modern history moves in cycles, each one lasting about the length of a long human life, each composed of four twenty-year eras--or \"turnings\"--that comprise history's seasonal rhythm of growth, maturation, entropy, and rebirth. Illustrating this cycle through a brilliant analysis of the post-World War II period, \u003ci\u003eThe Fourth Turning \u003c\/i\u003eoffers bold predictions about how all of us can prepare, individually and collectively, for this rendezvous with destiny.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Strauss, Neil Howe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0767900464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780767900461\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Publishing Group (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/29\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.10d","brand":"William Strauss","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44054050996479,"sku":"9780767900461","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_004904e7-4192-4f04-bf6f-4ce866ed8a6f.jpg?v=1685027716","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-fourth-turning-william-strauss-9780767900461","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}