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Dictionary of the future : the words, terms, and trends that define the way we'll live, work, and talk / Faith Popcorn and Adam Hanft.
LIBRA CB161 .P66 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Popcorn, Faith.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Twenty-first century--Forecasts--Dictionaries.
- Twenty-first century.
- English language--Terms and phrases.
- English language.
- Civilization.
- Forecasting.
- Twenty-first century--Forecasts.
- United States--Civilization--21st century--Forecasting--Dictionaries.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Dictionaries.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 414 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Hyperion, [2001]
- Summary:
- Our revved-up world isn't just changing faster than ever before, it's creating new words and new language at breakneck speed. Now, Faith Popcorn, the futurist and trend authority who is known as the Nostradamus of marketing -- and Adam Hanft, author, business strategist and media critic -- have created the first-ever Dictionary of the Future, a thought-provoking, entertaining and richly informative collection of hundreds of new, emerging and just-invented words and terms. While traditional dictionaries wait for language to achieve familiarity, Dictionary of the Future is there first, enabling readers to identify the latest trends across all dimensions of the culture. Turn its pages and you see the future taking shape, word by word, idea by idea. Organized by familiar categories such as the arts, corporate America, education, health and technology -- and by provocative rubrics such as "New Behaviors" and "New Structures" -- Dictionary of the Future includes newly minted language such as: Yogurt Cities -- places with "active cultures" where baby boomers will retire. Chimeraplasty -- molecular messengers that will repair damaged genes. Free-Range Children -- new generation of kids raised without over-programming.
- Dictionary of the Future is an extraordinary advance look at tomorrow. More than fascinating reading, more than a treat for anyone who loves words, it's filled with valuable insights that can change the way you think about your business, your career, your health and, oh yes, the world.
- Contents:
- Aging 1
- Architecture, the Arts and Design 11
- Biology and Biotechnology 25
- Children and Families 45
- Cities and Towns 55
- Computers 65
- Corporate America 71
- Crime and Terrorism 84
- Demographics 95
- Economic Changes 106
- Education 118
- Environment 127
- Fashion and Style 143
- Fear, Frustration and Desire 150
- Figures of Speech 157
- Food and Entertaining 177
- Government, Politics and World Affairs 189
- Health and Medicine 200
- Homes and Gardens 232
- The Internet 240
- Marketing and the Consumer Economy 252
- Media and Entertainment 268
- Modifiers, Prefixes, Suffixes 276
- New Behaviors 284
- New Jobs 299
- New Structures and Studies 313
- Personal Finance 324
- Philanthropy and Nonprofits 332
- Privacy 339
- Religion and Spirituality 345
- Space 351
- Sports, Leisure and Recreation 360
- Technology 367
- Telecommunications 377
- Transportation 384.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 0786866578
- OCLC:
- 46321194
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