2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America
| Title | 2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America |
| Year for Search | 2011 |
| Authors | Brooks, Albert [Lawrence](b. 1947) |
| Date Published | 2011 |
| Publisher | St. Martin's Press |
| Place Published | New York |
| Keywords | Male author, US author |
| Annotation | The novel begins with the early stages of intergenerational conflict that could lead to a dystopia, followed by a massive earthquake that destroys Los Angeles and the failure of government to respond adequately. The novel ends with the beginnings of a eutopia of intergenerational cooperation, the building of a new, eutopian Los Angeles under the auspices of China, the establishment of neighborhood health care based on a Chinese model, and the election of a naturalized Chinese politician as President after an amendment to the U.S. Constitution is passed to make it possible. |
| Holding Institutions | PSt |
| Author Note | The author (b. 1947) was born Albert Lawrence Einstein but changed his name. He is best known as an actor and director. |
| Full Text | 2011 Brooks, Albert [Lawrence] (b. 1947). 2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America. New York: St. Martin’s Press. PSt The novel begins with the early stages of intergenerational conflict that could lead to a dystopia, followed by a massive earthquake that destroys Los Angeles and the failure of government to respond adequately. The novel ends with the beginnings of a eutopia of intergenerational cooperation, the building of a new, eutopian Los Angeles under the auspices of China, the establishment of neighborhood health care based on a Chinese model, and the election of a naturalized Chinese politician as President after an amendment to the U.S. Constitution is passed to make it possible. The author was born Albert Lawrence Einstein but changed his name. He is best known as an actor and director. |
