Warnings, Richard A. Clarke
Warnings, Richard A. Clarke
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Warnings
Finding Cassandras to Stop Catastrophes

Author: Richard A. Clarke, R.P. Eddy

Narrator: L.J. Ganser

Unabridged: 12 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/07/2017

Synopsis

Warnings is the story of the future of national security, threatening technologies, the U.S. economy, and possibly the fate of civilization.

In Greek mythology Cassandra foresaw calamities, but was cursed by the gods to be ignored. Modern-day Cassandras clearly predicted the disasters of Katrina, Fukushima, the Great Recession, the rise of ISIS, and many more. Like the mythological Cassandra, they were ignored. There are others right now warning of impending disasters, but how do we know which warnings are likely to be right?

Through riveting explorations in a variety of fields, the authors—both accomplished CEOs and White House National Security Council veterans—discover a method to separate the accurate Cassandras from the crazy doomsayers. They then investigate the experts who today are warning of future disasters: the threats from artificial intelligence, bio-hacking, mutating viruses, and more, and whose calls are not being heeded. Clarke's and Eddy's penetrating insights are essential for any person, any business, or any government that doesn’t want to be a blind victim of tomorrow’s catastrophe.

About Richard A. Clarke

Richard A. Clarke is one of the world's leading experts on security, cyberspace, and terrorism. He served in the US government for thirty years, including as White House counterterrorism coordinator under Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, and became the first White House official placed in charge of US cybersecurity policy. He is the author of eight books (four works of nonfiction and four novels), including the number one national bestseller Against All Enemies: Inside America's War on Terror.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Miles on August 11, 2017

Even for those who fastidiously avoid the news, to live in the modern world is to be bombarded with visions of catastrophe. Our culture, our politics, our language––these have all become saturated with promises of impending doom. The psychological result of this predicament is among the most nefario......more

Goodreads review by Mal on August 29, 2017

There is no lack of dire predictions about the future. Hundreds of dystopian novels, especially the flood of books in that genre for young adults, have portrayed innumerable variations on future catastrophes. I became so intrigued about all this attention to a possible dystopian future that I wrote......more

Goodreads review by Dan on July 04, 2017

This new work from Richard A. Clarke and R.P. Eddy is so far the biggest surprise of 2017. Written with great passion, clarity, and erudition, the book succeeds on several levels and avoids the many pitfalls that could accompany a book dealing with the issues presented. Richard Clarke, whose experien......more

Goodreads review by Mae on August 30, 2017

Not for the faint of heart. This is one interesting thesis. I bought it for a synopsis on Hanse, the Cassandra on Climate Change. Texas and Harvey are Cassandra Warnings. Seeing Interstate 10 under water gave me the shivers. That's the future.......more

Goodreads review by Sean on June 23, 2017

I spent most of the last 2 days reading this book and I can't stop thinking about it. I never heard of the author until I saw his book hit Amazon's top book list and decided to give it a try. The book is well-written and has insight from a plethora of credible sources. I felt that this book shed lig......more

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