Steven Kotler's book, Abundance, is in pre-release ordering. Please check it out! e-book's will be available at release.
Congratulations, Steven! ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: steven kotler <grimfid...@mindspring.com> Date: Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 10:32 AM Subject: Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think To: steven kotler <grimfid...@mindspring.com> Dear Friends, As many of you may know already, I have a brand new book coming out on February 21st. It's called *Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think.* On this one, I have teamed up with X Prize and Singularity University founder Peter Diamandis (my inaugural adventure in co-writing) and we are extremely excited about the result. There's much more details below, but quite simply this is a book about profoundly changing the world at a time when such change is desperately needed. It's about the potential to seriously raise global standards of living over the next two to three decades. Our hope is to try to redirect the global conversation and, to make this a real possibility, we are trying to launch this book with as much anticipation and excitement as possible. This means making the bestsellers lists right out of the gate by pre-selling as many copies as possible. Our goal is 20,000 and we are getting ever closer (some 16,000 copies have already be sold). I would love your help and yup, you got it, to sweeten the deal we are offering a few incentives. Pre-ordering the book through our website: www.abundancethebook.com gives you $1200 worth of bonus gifts— 1. *Access to SU's Video Library*: You will have first access to Singularity University's private, never yet released, video library containing hundreds of hours of graduate training on Exponential Technologies including: AI, Robotics, Computing Systems, Neuroscience, Synthetic Biology, Nanotechnology, Energy and Innovation. 2. *$1200 Gift Certificate*: A $1200 gift certificate to be used to attend Singularity University's acclaimed 7-day Executive Program at the NASA AMES Campus (valid in 2012 only) –www.SingularityU.org 3. *Transcendent Man*: Free access to watch Transcendent Man online (a documentary on exponential technology and award-winning scientist Ray Kurzweil, DVD retails at $29.95). 4. *Meet the Authors*: An exclusive invitation to meet Peter Diamandis & Steven Kotler in an online webcast. * * *Also: Tell your friends about Abundance** on Facebook, Twitter, or by email : *To thank you, Peter's offering a ticket on a zero-gravity flight ( http://www.gozerog.com) and a seat to SU’s 4-day Executive Program, worth $5,000 each. Please visit: www.abundancethebook.com/tell-a-friend<http://www.abundancethebook.com/tell-a-friend?utm_source=SU&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20120120> for more information. *Lastly, t**ake a sneak peak at the book and share your reactions: *Visit http://www.abundancethebook.com/su to download your exclusive copy of the first chapter of *Abundance*. Then, please share your thoughts about * Abundance *by recording a short video on your phone or computer, and upload it to:http://www.abundancethebook.com/video<http://www.abundancethebook.com/video?utm_source=SU&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20120120> . Thank you for all the support! Steven Here's what some of our early supporters are saying about *Abundance* “At a moment when our world faces multiple crises and is awash in pessimism, *Abundance* redirects the conversation, spotlighting scientific innovators working to improve people's lives around the world. The result is more than a portrait of brilliant minds - it's a reminder of the infinite possibilities for doing good when we tap into our own empathy and wisdom.”—*Arianna Huffington, CEO, Huffington Post* “This brilliant must-read book provides the key to the coming era of abundance replacing eons of scarcity, a powerful antidote to today’s malaise and pessimism.”—*Ray Kurzweil, inventor, author and futurist, author of The Singularity is Near* "Now that human beings communicate so easily, I suspect that nothing can stop the inevitable torrent of new technologies, new ideas and new arrangements that will transform the lives of our children. Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler give us a blinding glimpse of the innovations that are coming our way — and that they are helping to create. This is a vital book."—*Matt Ridley, author of The Rational Optimist* “Comprehensively sampled here are a hell of a lot of the profound innovations going on to improve the human condition. Every breakthrough helps empower others, and so they aggregate into a trend you can count on.”— *Stewart Brand, author, Whole Earth Discipline* “Diamandis and Kotler challenge us all to solve humanity’s grand challenges. Innovative small teams are now empowered to accomplish what only governments and large corporations could once achieve. The result is nothing less than the most transformative and thrilling period in human history.”*––Timothy Ferriss, #1 NY Times bestselling author of The 4-Hour Workweek* “Today, philanthropists, innovators and passionate entrepreneurs are more empowered than ever before to solve humanity’s grand challenges. *Abundance *chronicles many of these stories and the emerging tools driving us towards an age of abundance. This is an audacious and powerful read!”—*Jeff Skoll* “Diamandis and Kotler do a masterful job of explaining why we are at the start of a new era of radically increasing standards of living throughout the world. *Abundance* is essential reading for anyone looking for a better tomorrow.”—*Elon Musk, CEO, SpaceX, CEO, Tesla Motors, Founder, PayPal* “*Abundance* provides proof that the proper combination of technology, people and capital can meet any grand challenge.”—*Sir Richard Branson, Chairman of the Virgin Group* For plenty more information about the book, please check out our website: www.abundancethebook.com or check see the additional resources below. But first, before you get there, And here's a few early reviews: Our Future of Abundance on BigThink.com <http://bigthink.com/ideas/42331> A review by Ronald Bailey on Reason.com<http://reason.com/archives/2012/02/07/a-more-better-future> CNBC put Abundance on it’s list of most anticipated business books of 2012<http://www.cnbc.com/id/46103871/12_Business_Books_for_2012?slide=7> Arianna Huffington on Abundance: Let’s Focus on What’s Right With the World<http://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-201201251630--tms--ahuffcoltq--m-a20120125jan25,0,4956358.column> *Here's a video of the book trailer:* http://www.abundancethebook.com/book-trailer/ *Current TV host and futurist Jason Silva produced this great inspired-by-Abundance video:* http://www.abundancethebook.com/inspired-by-abundance/ <http://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-201201251630--tms--ahuffcoltq--m-a20120125jan25,0,4956358.column> -- --- -. . ..-. .. ... .... - .-- --- ..-. .. ... .... stephen.gue...@redfish.com <stephen.gue...@redfish.com> 624 Agua Fria, Santa Fe, NM 87501 office: 505.995.0206 mobile: 505.577.5828 redfish.com | sfcomplex.org | simtable.com | ambientpixel.com
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