Alvin Toffler
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born
October 03, 1928
gender
male
place of birth
The United States
genre
Business & Investing
about this author
is an American writer and futurist, known for his works discussing the digital revolution, communications revolution, corporate revolution and technological singularity. A former associate editor of Fortune magazine, his early work focused on technology and its impact (through effects like information overload.
Accenture, the management consultancy, has dubbed him the third most influential voice among business leaders, after Bill Gates and Peter Drucker. He has also been described in the Financial Times as the "world's most famous futurologist". People's Daily classes him among the 50 foreigners that shaped modern China.
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Future Shock by Alvin Toffler avg rating 3.77 — 354 ratings — published 1970 14 editions |
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The Third Wave by Alvin Toffler avg rating 3.78 — 175 ratings — published 1980 8 editions |
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Powershift: Knowledge, Wealth, and Power at the Edge of the 21st Century by Alvin Toffler avg rating 3.94 — 90 ratings — published 1990 7 editions |
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موج سوم by Alvin Toffler, شهین دخت خوارزمی avg rating 3.55 — 66 ratings — published 1362 3 editions |
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Revolutionary Wealth by Alvin Toffler avg rating 3.70 — 53 ratings — published 2006 6 editions |
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War and Anti-War: Making Sense of Today's Global Chaos by Alvin Toffler avg rating 3.75 — 44 ratings — published 1993 5 editions |
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Creating a New Civilization: The Politics of the Third Wave by Alvin Toffler, Heidi Toffler avg rating 3.41 — 22 ratings — published 1995 3 editions |
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Learning for Tomorrow: The Role of the Future in Education by Alvin Toffler avg rating 3.25 — 4 ratings — published 1974 |
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The Futurists. by Alvin Toffler avg rating 4.00 — 3 ratings — published 1972 2 editions |
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Ecospasm Report by Alvin Toffler avg rating 2.67 — 3 ratings — published 1975 2 editions |
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"If you don't have a strategy, you're part of someone else's strategy. "
— Alvin Toffler
— Alvin Toffler
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"The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. "
— Alvin Toffler
— Alvin Toffler
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