Where Is My Flying Car?
A Memoir of Future Past
by J Storrs Hall
1 more
More Recommenders
“Have been reading the excellent Where is my flying car ( Once you become sensitised to them, you see predictions of the future everywhere. The impact on economics has been profound. Here's Aldous Huxley predicting 2000 in 1950:”
Source →Recommended by 3 notable people, including Patrick Collison and Balaji S. Srinivasan
Check price on AmazonProof-backed recommendation
Amazon availability
Should I read this?
Recommended by 4 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books.
In Where Is My Flying Car, engineer and futurist J. Storrs Hall sets out to answer the deceptively simple question posed in the book’s title. What starts as an exploration of the technical limitations of building flying cars evolves into an examination of the global economic stagnation that started in the 1970s. From the failure to adopt nuclear e...
Looking for Kindle, hardcover, paperback, or audiobook editions?
Check formats, pricing, and current availability directly.
Why recommended
Recommended by 4 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books.
Recommended by notable people
People and public figures who have recommended this book.
Recommendation Signals
Recommendation proof is sourced from public posts, interviews, reading lists, and cited references.
Patrick Collison
Co-founder and CEO of Stripe
“Have been reading the excellent Where is my flying car ( Once you become sensitised to them, you see predictions of the future everywhere. The impact on economics has been profound. Here's Aldous Huxley predicting 2000 in 1950:”
Appears In
Not sure if this is the right fit?
Consider 11/22/63 by Stephen King. Recommended by 4 sources.
“Starts as a lean, suspenseful time-travel premise that quickly settles into an immersive, character-focused saga. Its chief useful part is the way everyday 1960s small-town life and personal relationships make the historical stakes feel immediate; the novel rewards readers who relish atmosphere and slow moral puzzles. The main limitation is length and digressions—long domestic passages and episodic subplots stretch the middle and can undercut urgency for readers who wanted a tighter thriller.”
Similar books
11/22/63
Stephen King
40 Chances
Howard G. Buffett12 Rules for Life
Jordan Peterson21 Lessons for the 21st Century
Yuval Noah Harari
100 Endgames You Must Know
Jesus de la Villa10% Happier
Dan Harris100 Baggers
Christopher W Mayer300 Arguments
Sarah MangusoHow recommendation signals are reviewed
Each recommendation is collected from a public source — interviews, articles, or curated lists — and linked to its original URL. Books with many verifiable recommendations from respected people rank higher.
Where Is My Flying Car?
View on Amazon →