<div> <b>Combining the deft social analysis of <i>Where Good Ideas Come From</i> with the optimistic arguments of <i>Everything Bad Is Good for You</i>, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author and </b><b>one of the most inspiring visionaries of contemporary culture</b><b>, Steven Johnson, maps the ways a connected world will be both different and better.</b><br> <br> Steven Johnson proposes that a new model of political change is on the rise transforming everything from local government to classrooms to health care. It’s a compelling new political worldview that breaks with traditional categories of liberal or conservative thinking. Johnson explores this innovative vision through a series of fascinating narratives: from the ?Miracle on the Hudson” to the planning of the French railway system; from the battle against malnutrition in Vietnam to a mysterious outbreak of strange smells in downtown Manhattan; from underground music video artists to the invention of the Internet itself. At a time when the conventional wisdom holds that the political system is hopelessly gridlocked with old ideas, <i>Future Perfect</i> makes the timely and uplifting case that progress is still possible.<br> </div>