Over at Competitive Futures we have a primer on the best books to get if you’re a beginner in the line of futures studies. While you may be raring to talk about nanotechnology and (I hope not) the Singularity, I think you’re better served by checking out the roots of futures studies in post-War France, the mid-1960s Pentagon, and the first few corporations to try to incorporate foresight.
Some of these books are free downloads, and some are even available for sale right here!