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I wish I had read this sooner.

I give it 4 stars only because it seemed to be a bit overwritten. For me, much of the information could have been summarized instead of fleshed out as deeply as it was.

We are in the 4th turning. Much of what the authors say is possible is proving prophetic. It's scary.

Worth reading.

History is cyclical. This explains the cycle. Looking forward to this.

This was a missing piece to my understanding of how our society and differing generations connect and create historical changes. Simply fascinating!! How crisis periods in history create an era of protected children and those protected children in turn rebel against the authority that protected them. They give their children freedom and in some senses neglect. The cycle of generational impact continues. Here we are in another crisis, 4th Turning.

WOW & OMG!!! This 1997 national bout seller is a must read for where we are as a nation, a society, a world right now. Even though this book was written in 1997, it still has and will continue to have relevance to the world we live in. Where we were, where we are, where we are going. As the world continues to turn and we continue to enter different turnings, this book maintains its relevance. Unbelievably (cont in comments)...

I have to put this back on the shelf. It's a case of "its not you, its me", because the book is well written and very insightful, but with the current state of unrest in this country, it's just working on my anxiety. Maybe after the election I can start reading it again.

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Though we live in a time of relative peace and comfort, we have settled into a mood of pessimism about the long term future, fearful that our superpower nation is somehow rotting from within.

Written in 1996, it's amazing how it hits America 2020 right in the bullseye.

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I heard a theory that we are on the verge of a fourth turning so I am reading about it. I'm on page 3 and already afraid.

I read this book at a pivotal point in life - senior year of high school in 1997. I still think about the points the authors made, right or wrong, about past generations of Americans when I read books like Spinster. I don't remember all the predictions about millennials, so maybe I'll read it again.