{"product_id":"book-cdcd","title":"The War on Normal People","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e***\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller***\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang, a captivating  account of how \"a skinny Asian kid from upstate\" became a successful  entrepreneur, only to find a new mission: calling attention to the  urgent steps America must take, including Universal Basic Income, to  stabilize our economy amid rapid technological change and automation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e   The shift toward automation is about to create a tsunami of unemployment. Not in the distant future-now. One recent estimate predicts 45 million American workers will lose their jobs within the next twelve years-jobs that won't be replaced. In a future marked by restlessness and chronic unemployment, what will happen to American society? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe War on Normal People\u003c\/i\u003e, Andrew Yang paints a dire  portrait of the American economy. Rapidly advancing technologies like  artificial intelligence, robotics and automation software are making  millions of Americans' livelihoods irrelevant. The consequences of these  trends are already being felt across our communities in the form of  political unrest, drug use, and other social ills. The future looks  dire-but is it unavoidable?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe War on Normal People\u003c\/i\u003e,  Yang imagines a different future-one in which having a job is  distinct from the capacity to prosper and seek fulfillment. At this  vision's core is Universal Basic Income, the concept of providing all  citizens with a guaranteed income-and one that is rapidly gaining  popularity among forward-thinking politicians and economists. Yang  proposes that UBI is an essential step toward a new, more durable kind  of economy, one he calls \"human capitalism.\"\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49349346951472,"sku":"BDcdcd","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49349346984240,"sku":"ZEcdcd","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/cdcd-Square-cover.jpg?v=1776241897","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-cdcd","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}