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100	1		_aCasti, John L. _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aMood Matters _h[electronic resource] : _bFrom Rising Skirt Lengths to the Collapse of World Powers / _cby John L. Casti.
264		1	_aBerlin, Heidelberg : _bSpringer Berlin Heidelberg, _c2010.
300			_aXVI, 210 p. 37 illus., 7 illus. in color. _bonline resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
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338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
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505	0		_aThe UnConventional Wisdom -- Why “Stuff” Happens -- Why Hits Happen -- Why wars, Economic Cycles, and Political Crises Happen -- Why Great Powers Come and Go -- Getting It Together -- Appendices.
520			_a"Mood Matters" makes the radical assertion that all social events ranging from fashions in music and art to the rise and fall of civilizations are biased by the attitudes a society holds toward the future. When the "social mood" is positive and people look forward to the future, events of an entirely different character tend to occur than when society is pessimistic. The book presents many examples from every walk of life in support of this argument. In addition, methods are given to actually measure the social mood and to project it into the future in order to forecast what’s likely or not over varying periods of time. Casti's writing is a pleasure to read and its contents an eye-opener. "They [the chapters] tell an engrossing story, and the mystery heightens as it goes. . . . it's chatty and knowing." Greg Benford, Physicist and science-fiction writer, author of "Timescape" and "Deep Time" "I am struck by how thought-provoking it all is. I am sure that your book will draw a lot of attention" Tor Norretranders, Science writer, author of "The Generous Man" and "The User Illusion".
650		0	_aEconomics.
650		0	_aScience (General).
650	1	4	_aEconomics/Management Science.
650	2	4	_aEconomics/Management Science, general.
650	2	4	_aPopular Science, general.
710	2		_aSpringerLink (Online service)
773	0		_tSpringer eBooks
776	0	8	_iPrinted edition: _z9783642048340
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04835-7
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