Future Cities: Homes and Living into the 21st Century (World of the Future) [Hardcover]

Kenneth William Gatland (Author), David Jefferis (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Edc Pub (June 1979)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0860202399
• ISBN-13: 978-0860202394
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,263,693 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting and great illustrations, May 9, 2007

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xyz (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Future Cities: Homes and Living into the 21st Century (World of the Future) (Hardcover)

I read the Chinese version of this book when I was a kid. For a children's book, it's surprisingly insightful. It's also interesting to see how some of the preditions in the book have come true. The illustrations are great too. I find this book pretty inspiring even for an adult and I highly recommend it especially if you like sci-fi.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolute classic, March 7, 2008

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Ann O'Nymous - See all my reviews

This review is from: Future Cities: Homes and Living into the 21st Century (World of the Future) (Hardcover)

I remember this from my childhood! It's full of great predictions about the future, about how we're all going to be living in bubbles on the moon by the year 2000, etc. Some of it was quite prescient, e.g. there's stuff about pollution, environmentalism, camcorders and satellite TV. Other stuff, like cylindrical space cities, was perhaps a bit overoptimistic. Today, it's a great retro read!

5.0 out of 5 stars Brings back memories of a more optimistic time, May 14, 2011

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Joshua Reuben (Israel) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Future Cities: Homes and Living into the 21st Century (World of the Future) (Hardcover)

As a youth I spent countless hours pouring over this book. I still have it on my shelf and have passed on to my kids. Humanity used to dream big - Ad Astra!