The Foreseeable Future

Reynolds Price's long and distinguished career has been remarkable both for his virtuosity and for the variety of forms he has embraced -- novels, stories, poems, essays, translations and plays. Now one of America's most respected and accomplished men of letters brings his formidable talents to bear on the long story, a form of novelistic scope and poetic intensity.
In the three stories that comprise The Foreseeable Future, we encounter some of Price's most arresting and moving characters, set against large vistas, namely the future, its banquet of promises and terrifying consequences. For Kayes Paschal in "The Fare to the Moon" this means leaving the black woman he loves -- and for whom he has already left his wife and son -- as he is called off to World War II ("Forget about Hitler and the wide Pacific, I could die this minute in full possession of all I hoped to find in life, whoever I hurt"). In the title story, for Whit Wade -- returning severely wounded from that same war and "dead" a long year afterwards -- it will mean unearthing his life again, and all its possibilities, among his family and the people he loves. And for Dean Walker -- loyal father and son, football coach and troubled young husband, the protagonist of "Back Before Day" -- the most important hours of his life till now will occur one hectic night before dawn breaks on a day that will be unlike any other in the knowledge and promise it brings.
Generous, wise, rich with the details of very human lives, The Foreseeable Future is proof again of Reynolds Price's mastery and vision.

The 1956 florin is the prized 'key date' of the QE2 Australian florins. The most rare and expensive in high grades among QE2 florins. I got this example from eBay for a surprisingly reasonable price (possibly beause the seller was extremely bad at taking photos). This coin is well struck, with sharp features on the Queen's wreath & hairline, and also on the heraldic animals. However one problem is that the surprisingly lack of patina (even though thin on high grade coins > 1953) and the strange clump of dirt/patina on the numerals may indicate that this coin has been dipped in the past to restore its lustre. Nevertheless still a great coin, and I don't mind it so much as it isn't obviously cleaned. Dipping is rife among Australian dealers and coould emerge to be a major problem in the future as PCGS makes inroads into Australia.

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DISCOVER THE FUTURE OF BUSINESS
In Turning the Future into Revenue, Glen Hiemstra, founder of Futurist.com and noted expert on emerging business opportunities, explores how our changing world will transform private enterprise and public policy. From shifting demographics to global warming to new energy policies, change is coming. Turning the Future into Revenue shows how these new realities can be turned into profitable new ventures.
Some of the topics Hiemstra discusses include:
Five long-term trends you should be prepared for
Global warming and the urgent need for green business
Profiting from technology and energy trends
Predicting the future of your business or career
Hedging your bets on future business
Ten key practices of the future-oriented enterprise
Future planning exercises, tools, and activities
Tactics for forecasting the future
Shaping your career for future success