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24 alternatives to Powering the Future

How we will fuel the civilization of tomorrow

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Powering the Future launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future ▲61
An optimistic road map for the future
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
2
The Inevitable▲66
The 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
3
Competing for the Future▲54
The art of planning for the future
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
4
Physics of the Future▲73
How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
5
The Powerhouse▲76
Inside the invention of a battery to save the world
2015 · qz.com · its alternatives →
6
The Quest▲62
Energy, security, and the remaking of the modern world
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
7
Whither the World: The Political Economy of the Future▲54
What's the future?
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
8
Energy: A Beginner's Guide▲57
Understand energy's place in both past & present society
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
9
Technotopia▲96
A book about how the future is going to be pretty awesome.
2015 · publishizer.com · its alternatives →
10
The Power of Now▲90
A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Industries of the Future▲60
Exploring the tech and economic trends of next 10 years
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
12
Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think▲74
The blueprint of an abundant future
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
13
Who Owns the Future?▲66
The concentration of money and power in our digital networks
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
14
Plan B 3.0▲59
Mobilizing to save civilization
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
15
The Power of Now▲74
A guide to spiritual enlightenment
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
16
Technopoly▲61
The surrender of culture to technology
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
17
The Infinite Resource▲72
How we can innovate our way to solving climate change
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
18
The Grid▲64
The fraying wires between Americans and our energy future
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
19
Netocracy▲56
The new power elite and life after capitalism
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Will to Power▲6
The theory of knowledge
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
21
Who Owns the Future▲68
Dare to rethink how we reward people on the internet
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment ▲72
A journey into the Now
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
23
The Accidental Superpower▲67
A contrarian assessment of American power
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
24
Whiplash▲79
How to Survive Our Faster Future
2016 · hachettebookgroup.com · its alternatives →

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