Title
To boldly go : leadership, strategy, and conflict in the 21st century and beyond / edited by Jonathan Klug, Steven Leonard; foreword by Major General Mick Ran.
Publication
[Old Saybrook, Connecticut] : Tantor Media, Inc., 2022.
Physical Description
1 online resource (1 audio file (12 hr., 18 min.))
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
The literature of ideas. When author Pamela Sargent used those words to describe science fiction in 1975, the genre had exploded into the literary mainstream. As a literature of ideas, science fiction has proven to be a powerful metaphor for the world around us, offering a rich tapestry of imagination through which to explore how we lead, how we think, and how we interact. To Boldly Go assembles more than thirty writers from around the world to help us better understand ourselves through the lens of science fiction. Each chapter of To Boldly Go draws out the lessons that we can learn from science fiction, drawing on classic examples of the genre. A chapter on the burdens of leadership by Ghost Fleet author August Cole launches readers into the cosmos with Captain Avatar aboard the space battleship Yamato. In another chapter, the climactic Battle of the Mutara Nebula from The Wrath of Khan weighs the advantages of experience over intelligence in the pursuit of strategy. Whether using Star Trek: Deep Space Nine to explore the nuances of maritime strategy or The Expanse to better understand the threat posed by depleted natural resources, To Boldly Go provides thoughtful essays on relevant subjects that will appeal to business leaders, military professionals, and fans of science fiction alike.
Variant and related titles
O'Reilly Safari. OCLC KB.
Added to Catalog
June 03, 2022
Performers
Read by Walter Dixon.