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The Fourth Turning: What the Cycles of History Tell Us about America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny
by William Strauss, Neil Howe
This book took me so long to read (GR says a month, but I don’t think I put the correct start date) because it had so dang much to learn! I took a crazy amount of notes and thought about a lot.
It’s easy to see the patterns described and notice how the events of history follow this cycle. It reminds me of the pride cycle often talked about in reference to the Book or Mormon and Bible. And it explains things I’ve often wondered about, like how WWII led to so many heroes and triumphant stories, while WWI (just a few decades before) led to to devastation, a lost generation, and a depression. It all depends on the generation!
Now I want to read their website and see if they think their predictions were true and what they have to say about our post-9/11 world.
My biggest complaint about this was the amount of repetition. Some parts really dragged and I did not need to read the same thing 4 times over!
It’s easy to see the patterns described and notice how the events of history follow this cycle. It reminds me of the pride cycle often talked about in reference to the Book or Mormon and Bible. And it explains things I’ve often wondered about, like how WWII led to so many heroes and triumphant stories, while WWI (just a few decades before) led to to devastation, a lost generation, and a depression. It all depends on the generation!
Now I want to read their website and see if they think their predictions were true and what they have to say about our post-9/11 world.
My biggest complaint about this was the amount of repetition. Some parts really dragged and I did not need to read the same thing 4 times over!