The Fourth Turning Audiobook by William Strauss, Neil Howe

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Fourth Turning Subtitle: An American Prophecy Author: William Strauss, Neil Howe Narrator: William Strauss, Neil Howe Format: Abridged Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 12-07-01 Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 869 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: William Strauss and Neil Howe base this vision on a provocative new theory of American history. With intellectual audacity, the authors look back 500 years and uncover a distinct pattern: History moves in cycles, each one lasting about the length of a long human life, each composed of four eras - or "turnings" - that last about 20 years and always arrive in the same order. First comes a High, a period of confident growth as a new order takes root. Next comes an Awakening, a time of spiritual exploration and rebellion against the now-established order. Then comes an Unraveling, an increasingly troubled era as individualism triumphs over crumbling institutions. Last comes a Crisis - the Fourth Turning - when society passes through a great and perilous gate in history. Strauss and Howe locate today's America as midway through an Unraveling, roughly a decade away from the next era of Crisis. They show how generational dynamics are the key to understanding the cycles of American history and draw vivid portraits of all the modern generations: the can-do G.I.s, the mediating Silent, the self-absorbed Boomers, the pragmatic 13ers, and the child Millennials. Placed in the context of history's long rhythms, the persona and role of each generation becomes clear - as does the inevitability of the coming Crisis. By applying the lessons of history, The Fourth Turning makes some bold and hopeful predictions about America's next rendezvous with destiny, and shows us how we can prepare for what's ahead. Critic Reviews: "One of the best efforts to give us an integrated vision of where we are going." (Wall Street Journal) "A startling vision of what the cycles of history predict for the future." (USA Weekend)