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	Bulk Discounts Buy... Save... 25 - 99 40% 100 - 249 45% 250 - 499 47% 500 - 999 50% 1000 or more 55% List Price: $27.95 Our Price: $16.77 for 25 - 99 copies You save $11.18! Published: January 2007 ISBN: 1560259752, 9781560259756 Format Hardcover Publisher: Basic Books Carton Quantity: 24 (Minimum order):  25 Availability:: Usually Ships in 24 to 72 Hours Product Code: 9781560259756 Buy It New: Bulk savings applied at checkout. Please call if you have any questions or special needs. Qty:

Description   Hurricane Katrina, the internet stock bubble, disease outbreaks — are these predictable, preventable events, or are we merely the playthings of chaos? A compelling, irreverent, elegantly written history of our future that addresses the most important issues of our time, Apollo's Arrow examines such questions as: How well can we predict the future? Can past discoveries help us understand tomorrow's weather patterns, or tell us what our financial future will look like? Will scientists ever be able to forecast catastrophes, or will we always be at the mercy of Mother Nature, waiting for the next storm, epidemic, or economic crash to thunder through our lives? David Orrell looks back to show us how past scientists (and some charlatans) predicted the future, and where we are on the path to truly understanding what comes next. He asks how today's scientists can claim to predict future climate events when even three-day forecasts prove a serious challenge. Can we predict and control epidemics? Can we accurately foresee our financial future? Or will we only find out about tomorrow when tomorrow arrives?   Related Products... Six Not-So-Easy Pieces-Book/CD Package: (Paperba Great Mambo Chicken And The Transhuman Condition: The Flooded Earth: Our Future In a World Without Rain Of Iron And Ice: The Very Real Threat Of Com Our Price: $33.00 for 25 - 99 copies Add Our Price: $10.50 for 25 - 99 copies Add Our Price: $15.57 for 25 - 99 copies Add Our Price: $9.60 for 25 - 99 copies Add Bill Nye The Science Guy's Big Blast Of Science: The Unfinished Game: Pascal, Fermat, and the Seve Time Traveler: A Scientist's Personal Mission to The Plot to Save the Planet (Paperback) [Bulk] Our Price: $10.17 for 25 - 99 copies Add Our Price: $14.97 for 25 - 99 copies Add Our Price: $14.97 for 25 - 99 copies Add Our Price: $10.47 for 25 - 99 copies Add

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