{"product_id":"twenty-thirty-the-real-story-of-what-happens-to-america","title":"Twenty Thirty: The Real Story of What Happens to America","description":"Is this what's in store?\n\nJune 12, 2030 started out like any other day in memory―and by then, memories were long. Since cancer had been cured fifteen years before, America's population was aging rapidly. That sounds like good news, but consider this: millions of baby boomers, with a big natural predator picked off, were sucking dry benefits and resources that were never meant to hold them into their eighties and beyond. Young people around the country simmered with resentment toward \"the olds\" and anger at the treadmill they could never get off of just to maintain their parents' entitlement programs.\n\nBut on that June 12th, everything changed: a massive earthquake devastated Los Angeles, and the government, always teetering on the edge of bankruptcy, was unable to respond.\nThe fallout from the earthquake sets in motion a sweeping novel of ideas that pits national hope for the future against assurances from the past and is peopled by a memorable cast of refugees and billionaires, presidents and revolutionaries, all struggling to find their way. In 2030, Albert Brooks' all-too-believable, dystopian imagining of where today's challenges could lead us tomorrow makes gripping and thought-provoking reading.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0312591292\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0312591292.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Brooks, Albert\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43059124043837,"sku":"BVV.0312591292.G","price":5.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0312591292-0.jpg?v=1774391677","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/twenty-thirty-the-real-story-of-what-happens-to-america","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}