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The Great Depression Ahead: How To Prosper In The Crash Following The Greatest Boom In History (2009)

by Harry S. Dent Jr.(Favorite Author)

3.13 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1416588981 (ISBN13: 9781416588986)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Free Press

review 1: Years ahead of time, he predicted the 2009 (or late 2008) dip based on his "consumer spending" cycle analysis from his book "Roaring 2000's" that I also enjoyed years ago. He feels a World War may happen in the 2020's due to cyclical historical patterns. Hmmmmm. His estimates in the book are off due to a few things, but Obama's "stimulus package" is a biggie. If you factor in this book with his web site for more current updates, that would be a good start. International investing is riskier than he's making it seem. Also, he seems to misunderstand the significance of Islam, assuming they will fade out of the scene related to world events. But overall, I found it very helpful.
review 2: I liked it. This book will not bring much sunshine to your day, but i... moret will bring a wealth of fundamental fact to the table. Mr. Dent's approach to forecasting the future is grounded solidly in patterns of the past, and in THAT I am a great believer. He is exhaustive in the historical detail, and presents a very convincing case for the many interleaved cycles that mark the cadence of mankind's progress -- economic, demographic, revolutionary, geopolitical, migrational, to name a few. Today just happens to be that moment in time when several important cycles are poised to plummet in unison. (Remember biorythms? This is about global biorythms.) I was impressed with Harry Dent's neutrality and even optimism -- he's no Chicken Little. He offers a frank view of what he sees coming, and equally frank counsel on what to do, individually and collectively, to ease that queasy feeling as we go over the edge together. He looks ahead, too, towards confident recovery in coming decades and along with interesting global shifts in power and dominance. If you read this book in 2011, you may find this to be more in the realm of "recent history" than a forecasted future. less

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