elizabethofvalor 's review for:

The Fourth Turning: What the Cycles of History Tell Us about America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny by William Strauss, Neil Howe

4.0

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I think I would have enjoyed studying history more, if this saeculum framework was taught as a main template for understanding the ebb and flow of how things unfold. I don't think this is an end all be all method. However, it should be taught and widely known. It makes sense not only in anticipating the future, but also provides a literature like framework to understand the past. I want everyone to read this book that lives in America. It is American centric. It was a fascinating book to read in 2020. It is surreal to read a sentence referring to life altering events and not have 9/11 listed. The content is still so relevant for it having been written before the 00s adding to its impact and importance.