“…will stimulate you to think deeply about the challenges we face, the solutions we need, and the changes that should occur…”

Newt Gingrich, author of Real Change

“Recommended reading for all those seeking guidance in approaching the next years of rapid transformation, frightening danger, and real potential for a planetary shift from eco-cidal corporate domination to sustainability based on collaborative communities and a new ethos of compassion.”

Daniel Pinchbeck, author of 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl

“Even for those of us who have known John Petersen over the years, his insights into our revolutionary age still are enlightening, and often astonishing. As the Paul Revere of the early 21st century, his message is: The Future is Here! He is a visionary with an ethical dimension and a too little known national asset. This deceptively short essay is a primer for an explosive future that is already upon us. It should be required reading for the next President.”

Senator Gary Hart

“A fascinating tour of how to think about the near future and the potential chaos and opportunities it offers. Petersen explains how, if we plan now for resilience against the plausible worst, we may come out master of our fate rather than the opposite.”

R. James Woolsey, former director of Central Intelligence

“We are slip-sliding into an epochal discontinuity of culture and economy. Petersen sees clearly what is represents and offers a coherent view of our options in the face of it. He is among a very few deep thinkers doing the intellectual heavy lifting for a society otherwise lost in raptures of triviality.”

James Howard Kunstler, author of World Made By Hand and The Long Emergency

“This little book is full of provocative insights certain to help the reader respond more effectively to both the crises and opportunities that lie ahead.”

Paul Saffo, technology forecaster