The Sovereign Individual: Mastering the Transition to the Information Age

The Sovereign Individual is incredibly prescient for a book written in 1997. Had I read this book in its year of publication, I probably would have dismissed it as an alarmist-elitist rant. But reading it after two decades since its publication, I am quite surprised how accurate many of its prediction are. The authors rightly predicted the role of cyber economy, crypto-currencies, income disparity, automation of low skilled jobs, rise of nationalism & extreme right-wing groups across the globe, rise of neo-luddites and the role of silicon valley entrepreneurs. Although many other events predicted in the book haven't happened yet, I am inclined to agree with most of their views. The main thesis of the book is that, in the twenty-first century, citizens will be more of a customer to governments and governments will act more as a service provider than a political institution. A thought provoking read. Highly recommended

Sovereign Individual is a must read book for anyone who wants to build for the future. A vision from 1997 that's gradually becoming a reality in 2022.

Can't explain how bad the quality of the print, paper or cover is. A 50 rupee fake copy from a road side seller would be miles better than this! I can't fathom the sheer audacity to sell this for 1700 rupees!!

Very poor paper/printing quality for a book that’s priced in excess of INR 1k. And these devious chaps don’t have a return policy covering the same

Over 1000 bucks for a pirated book! Please don’t buy this.

Pirated copy, please don't buy! I got one as a gift and it's pirated and non returnable. Poor quality print

One star not because of the content of the book, but for the quality of the paper and print that feels like a pirated version.

Disappointing experience. I would go to CP if I needed a pirated copy.

The authors explain that the first stage of society, Hunting and Gathering, worked for eons. The second stage, Agriculture, spread over millennia, and the third stage, Industrial, took centuries. The fourth stage, Information, will happen during a lifetime. The authors foresaw that individuals will be liberated to educate and motivate themselves, allowing genius to flourish. Cyberspace will render race, gender, age, sexual proclivity, and appearance to be unimportant. Cryptocurrency will prompt power-hungry politicians to lie, tax excessively, and print money that causes inflation. The authors foresee an eventual breakdown of nation states. Their final analyses ends with a hope of optimism. This book was written in 1997 and follows their book, The Great Reckoning. I wish they could write a sequel today.

The headline was content in the book, suggesting that the book will never be popular and that the authors expect not to make any money from the book. Very interesting book, where it gives you a lesson in human history, one that wasn't taught to me in public school, and how life hasn't really changed much in 2000 years, where we still depend upon certain things. The authors explain the principals of life, which is protection from violence and plunder, and how to protect yourself, or determine if the price of protection is too great, and you should move. It compares ideologies such as our Liberal Welfare Democracy to Communism, and how politics come into play. It goes into the concepts of money and how it works. After your learn all this, it tries to predict the future and suggest how you should be aware of using this information to benefit yourself in the future. I saw this book as an extension to Cash Flow Quadrant, but it is not, for I think Robert Kiyosaki should of read this book first before writing Cash Flow Quadrant. At first this book was hard to read, but I got use to the writing style and can now jam through pages with ease. The density of information within the book is very high, small text that covers most of the pages. I'm only 1/2 way through the book, and can't wait to finish it, so I can read my next book. I wish I would have read this book 20 years ago, but I wasn't aware of it's existence. For me, I give this book a 5 star rating, because I can understand the information presented, and actually use it. But you need to be a certain type of person to appreciate this book, for it's not for everyone. This book is meant for one who thinks like a capitalist, someone who is self employed, but an employee would learn a great deal from this book as well, or even one of our politicians in Government. If your looking to take your brain to the next level, figure out why we pay taxes, and understand the concepts of inflation and why our nation state does what it does, then buy this book. Otherwise, pick another book.

The Individual will be part of the main revolution in the next decades. Honesty, skills labours and knowledge will be important and essencial

The manner in which the author takes us on a journey through various facets of human civilisation is remarkable. Some of the content here is almost prophetic! I would encourage anyone starting out their career to pick up a business thriller and this is what it is. Written in 1997 when the internet was just on the cusp of taking off, highlighting the emergence of highly skilled and productive self governing individuals - the author challenges the status quo and mentions the decreasing influence of the state in the destiny of a nation. Look to read again and form a book club to share insights from this read and prepare for the digital economy

For the ones that wish to expand their visions, or a simply knowledge hunger, or lost and wish to comprehend the deep structure of things. One of the best book iv read on this topic.