{"title":"William Strauss","description":"\u003cp\u003eWilliam Strauss offers compelling explorations of history through the lens of generational cycles and societal change. His works, such as \u003cem\u003eGenerations\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Fourth Turning\u003c\/em\u003e, delve into the patterns that shape American cultural and political life over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect insightful analysis that blends history with social theory, illuminating how collective experiences influence the course of nations. His books invite reflection on the forces that drive transformation across eras.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-fourth-turning-by-william-strauss-9780767900461","title":"The Fourth Turning","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\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—now with a new preface by Neil Howe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"One of the best efforts to give us an integrated vision of where we are going.\"\u003c\/em\u003e - The Wall Street Journal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFirst 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWilliam Strauss and Neil Howe will change the way you see the world—and your place in it. With blazing originality, \u003cem\u003eThe Fourth Turning\u003c\/em\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrating this cycle through a brilliant analysis of the post-World War II period, \u003cem\u003eThe Fourth Turning\u003c\/em\u003e offers bold predictions about how all of us can prepare, individually and collectively, for this rendezvous with destiny.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46338558623980,"sku":"9780767900461","price":38.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/10675423482461.jpg?v=1743734882"},{"product_id":"generations-by-william-strauss-9780688119126","title":"Generations","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe seminal work on generations from acclaimed authors William Strauss and Neil Howe of \u003cem\u003eThe Fourth Turning\u003c\/em\u003e and Howe's \u003cem\u003eThe Fourth Turning Is Here\u003c\/em\u003e. The Strauss-Howe generational theory explains how generations evolve, and how they affect our society—from hundreds of years in the past to decades in the future.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWilliam Strauss and Neil Howe posit the history of America as a succession of generational biographies, beginning in 1584 and encompassing everyone through the children of today. Their bold theory is that each generation belongs to one of four types, and that these types repeat sequentially in a fixed pattern. The vision of \u003cem\u003eGenerations\u003c\/em\u003e allows us to plot a recurring cycle in American history—a cycle of spiritual awakenings and secular crises—from the founding colonists through the present day and well into this millennium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGenerations\u003c\/em\u003e is at once a refreshing historical narrative and a thrilling intuitive leap that reorders not only our history books but also our expectations for the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47397858672876,"sku":"9780688119126","price":59.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/09b89e2b2b3281b7150cb5545dcf3b1e.jpg?v=1773781751"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/william-strauss.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}