forecasting

Examines the various sources of alternate energy that could solve the world's energy crisis and explains which sources are the most practical solution.

Presents descriptions of one hundred jobs that promise great opportunity through 2014, each with information on salaries, education and training requirements,and other topics, and includes job search advice, sample resumes, and articles on labor market trends.

A collection of essays in which one hundred scholars, authors, politicians, and other leading minds share what they think are the most revolutionary ideas that will change our lives.

Profiles one hundred careers in the health care field, including information on educational requirements, admission tests, financial aid, training programs, salary, advancement opportunities, outlook through 2018, resumes, certification, licensure, and other related topics.

Recounts the events that led to the downfall of the American car market, explaining how Detroit's Big Three automobile companies' focus on high-profit trucks and SUVs caused them to miss opportunities to win back the American car buyer, leading to Americans' buy foreign cars and change the automobile industry forever.

Describes the problems of a world economy dependent on oil, and the reliance of governments, companies, developing nations, and the western world on a cheap, readily available energy source, and explores the economics and politics behind oil, and alternatives to it.

Describes how advancements and innovations in biotechnology are changing the lives of people in the twenty-first century, and discusses an electronic nose that can detect infection based on a person's breath, computerized psychotherapists, brainwave operating wheelchairs, and more.

Discusses the bioscientific discoveries of the twenty-first century, covering technological advancements and controverial issues such as the human lifespan, the future of pharmaceuticals and medical devices, and more; and offers long-term scenariosthat could impact the reader's health, family, career, and society.

Presents opposing viewpoints on the future of America through discussion of social, technological, economic, ecological, and political factors.