The readings presented here are designed to help the reader perceive the future more vividly. Part one of the book suggests the various ways in which the future can be seen; it includes science fiction and the views of various analysts as to what the future holds. Part two collects printed materials about the future from various sources, including cartoons, advertisements, photographs, and poems. The third part sets out a number of ways in which the reader can participate in imagining the future: the final section contains "some basic tools for future imagining"--an article by Abraham Maslow, a bibliography of "futurology" books, a directory of organizations that do research about the future. (JY)