Pendulum: How Past Generations Shape Our Present and Predict Our Future Description Politics, manners, humor, sexuality, wealth, even our definitions of success are periodically renegotiated based in the new values society chooses to use as a lens to judge what is acceptable. Are these new values randomly chosen or is there a pattern? Pendulum chronicles the stuttering history of western society; that endless back-and-forth swing between one excess and another, always reminded of what we left behind. There is a pattern and it is 40 years: 2003 was a fulcrum year, as was 1963, its opposite. Pendulum explains where we’ve been as a society, how we got here, and where we’re headed. If you would benefit from a peek into the future, you would do well to read this book. Read Pendulum and you’ll know exactly why current events are happening and what will happen next. Read more Features: Product Details: Publisher ‏ : ‎ Vanguard Press (October 2, 2012) Language ‏ : ‎ English Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 272 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1593157061 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 67 Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.13 pounds Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 1 x 9.5 inches Best Sellers Rank: #399,888 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #34,201 in History (Books) #34,201 in History (Books) Customer Reviews: 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 381 ratings