H. G. Wells
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"The Salvaging of Civilization" is a 1921 work by legendary English author H. G. Wells. Within it, Wells explains how a single planetary government could be created through education and the manipulation of public opinion. This book offers a fascinating insight into the mind of this seminal author and is highly recommended for those with an interest in global politics.
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"The Probable Future of Mankind",
"The Project of a World...
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This volume contains H. G. Wells's 1928 work, "The Open Conspiracy: Blue Prints for a World Revolution". Wells describes the book as a "scheme to thrust forward and establish a human control over the destinies of life and liberate it from its present dangers, uncertainties and miseries." The text suggests that, thanks to scientific advancement, a world "politically, socially and economically unified" is being established by educated and influential...
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This is H. G. Wells' 1906 work, 'The Future in America'. Within it, he explores America's history and its relation to the future. Wells argues that America has evolved from a society that requires individual self-sufficiency into something new, and that what worked - and was indeed necessary - in the past may not be practical in the future. A fascinating insight into America's past, present, and possible future, 'The Future in America' is highly recommended...
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When we look at all the main religions, and patriotic, moral and traditional systems in which human beings are sheltering today, they appear to be in a mutually destructive movement, like the houses and palaces of some vast, sprawling city overtaken by a landslide. To the very last moment, despite falling rafters and bulging walls, men and women cling to the houses in which they were born and to the ways to which they have grown accustomed. At the...
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This book contains H. G. Wells' 1932 short story, 'The Queer Story of Brownlow's Newspaper'. On the 10th November 1931, Brownlow receives his daily newspaper like any other day-however, unlike any other day, the newspaper contains full color images and is dated forty years in the future. The story is primarily a description of the information contained within the newspaper and is a vessel for a number of accurate prophecies, including a diminished...