The next three decades may be the most decisive 30-year period in the history of mankind. To understand why, Between Two Ages offers an eagle's-eye view of how the cultural, technological and spiritual tectonic plates of life have been clashing and reshaping our lives, and how civilized existence struggles with this epic transformation.Author Biography: William Van Dusen Wishard heads WorldTrends Research, a Washington-based consultancy specializing in the analysis and synthesizing of global trends. His briefings on world trends for members of Congress and for professional groups have been televised nationally by C-SPAN numerous times, and his Voice of America commentary has been broadcast worldwide. He and his wife Anne live in Reston, Virginia.