Short-Hand Review of History, Prescription for Future   June 2, 2001

Magnificient, provocative perspective.   April 5, 2001

The Coming Age   February 26, 2001

Quite a read.


An Intriguing Way to Get an Education   February 19, 2001
  5 out of 5 found this review helpful

When I was handed an early copy, I expected it to be good, but it was way beyond that. I think BETWEEN TWO AGES may be the best analysis of why we're where we are that's out there. Wishard looks into the heart and mind of the age and the ages, does it memorably, and you get an education while you're being fascinated. It's obviously the result of a lifetime of thought and work.

The forecasts of technology for the next two decades are quite amazing, well researched, and not a little scary. But, of course, look how far we've "advanced" in the last twenty years! He writes about C.G. Jung and the "psychological interpretation of history." That analysis is an excellent framework for the elements he brings into the book. Very worth reading.


A Book That Matters   February 15, 2001
  4 out of 4 found this review helpful

This is a book that matters! Give it five stars for content (incredible compilation and integration of facts and themes to paint a forceful picture) and well written premise. This is not a quick or easy read- it actually asks you to think! And that's one of the reasons to like it.

Wishard states that the next three decades may be the most decisive 30 year period in the history of mankind. He's offering a perspective on the meaning of our times, trying to understand how all the monumental changes of science, psychology, technology and culture are affecting how we live and how nations live. And he asks how we can find new inner meaning amidst this "soul-crushing change". That's a huge chunk to bite off and I wasn't sure he'd make it. The satisfying thing about this book is just how well he fulfills his goal. In broad strokes he moves from the picture of a present interregnum period where change is bringing the birth of a whole new civilization, to a decade by decade historical recap of those 20th century changes in science and technology, economics, social and politcal life, and global events. I found this a well paced and fascinating historical ride. (An appendix at the book's end neatly summarizes this data and is worthy in itself.) He doesn't stop with mere diagnosis, lucid as it is. His analysis, deeply rooted in a moral and ethical context, gives modern man a corageous challenge to "rethink what is the very purpose of human beings in a world of total technological possibility." Between Two Ages ends up being a book of hope based on reality and a dose of vision.