Sign-In
Cart
The White-Collar Century
Paperback
EconomicsCriminologyGeneral Computers
Publisher: A.A. Castor
Published: May 25 2026
Pages: 238
Weight: 0.62
Height: 0.54 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
For seventy years, the path was clear: get a degree, get a desk job, get a stable middle-class life. Every wave of automation came for manual and routine work first. The lawyers, analysts, consultants, designers, and coders whose credentials were a moat were always the safe harbor.
Generative AI is the first wave to invert that order.
In The White-Collar Century, A. A. Castor traces how the professional class became the first casualty of the AI economy. Drawing on case studies from 2022 through 2026, the book follows real workers whose careers changed in months rather than decades - the junior lawyer replaced by a contract-review model, the copywriter producing for half the rate, the analyst whose team of six is now a team of one with an AI agent.
But this isn't a layoffs book. The harder question runs underneath: what happens to a society built on the assumption that a degree buys a stable middle-class life? Castor follows the implications outward - to housing, marriage rates, college enrollment, the geography of cities, and the political coalitions that have always depended on a confident professional middle.
The book is honest about the disruption, but it is not fatalist. It diagnoses why this wave is different (in plain English, no equations), sorts the survivors from the casualties - including some surprise winners in the trades, in care work, and in roles that demand physical presence - and closes with a sober look at what humans become valuable for when cognition is cheap. The final chapters lay out three plausible shapes for a new middle class, and what we would have to choose, starting now, to land somewhere good.
For readers of A World Without Work, The Coming Wave, The Technology Trap, and Bullshit Jobs - but written from the moment after generative AI hit professional work at scale.
Also from
Castor, A. a.
Feminism, Satanic Religion: Why the Fight for Freedom Was Really a War Against God
Castor, A. a.
Paperback
The Psychology of Gambling: Understanding Addiction, Habit Formation, and Industry Profits
Castor, A. a.
Paperback
The Myth of Nativity: Zionism Claiming to Be the Only Semites - Race, Religion, and the Battle for Ancestry
Castor, A. a.
Paperback
Become Rich in Politics: Money, Power, and Influence in the House of Representa-thieves
Castor, A. a.
Paperback
The Filipino Politician: How To Become A Typical Trapo Politician In The Philippines
Castor, A. a.
Paperback
Understanding Islamic Doctrines: Unraveling the Differences in Islamic Sect Belief and Practice
Castor, A. a.
Paperback
Why Some Men Might Tolerate Infidelity: Understanding the Psychology Behind Accepting Infidelity
Castor, A. a.
Paperback
The Olive Tree and the Lampstand: A Biblical Courtship Story for Every Woman Set Apart
Castor, A. a.
Paperback
We Love to See Our Friends Fail: The Unspoken Truth About Jealousy, Insecurity, and Hidden Rivalries
Castor, A. a.
Paperback
Christian Theocracy: Building a Christian State on Biblical Values, Laws, and Rule
Castor, A. a.
Paperback
Crosses in the Crossfire: The Christian Battle for Existence in Occupied Palestine
Castor, A. a.
Paperback
Governance Through Justice: What Today's Leaders Can Learn from Omar ibn al-Khattab
Castor, A. a.
Paperback
Jewish Communists: A Historical Study of Jewish Figures in Communist Movements, Their Motivations, and Legacy
Castor, A. a.
Paperback
Traditional Marriages That Work: Understanding Why They Are Stable and Happier
Castor, A. a.
Paperback
Strong Men Protect, Weak Men Abuse: When Men Abdicate, Women Rebel, and Hell Celebrates
Castor, A. a.
Paperback
Scripture Through the Ages: A Journey from the First Bible to Modern Translations
Castor, A. a.
Paperback
Understanding Christian Doctrines: A Comprehensive Study of Core Beliefs and Denominational Differences
Castor, A. a.
Paperback
Exploring Non-Monogamous Traditions: How People Determined Paternity and Approached Sexual Relationships
Castor, A. a.
Paperback
Christian Biblical Advisory Opinions: Vol. II - Idolatry and the Worship of False Images
Castor, A. a.
Paperback
Christian Biblical Advisory Opinions: Vol. III - Saints and the Communion of the Faithful
Castor, A. a.
Paperback
Chasing Waterfalls: What Happens When a Man Wants More Than Just a Pretty Verse
Castor, A. a.
Paperback
Christian Biblical Advisory Opinions: Foundational Beliefs of Old Christianity - VOL. VI SACRAMENTS AND SACRED ACTS
Castor, A. a.
Paperback
Christian Biblical Advisory Opinions: Before Marriage - Purity, Discernment, and the Path to Godly Union
Castor, A. a.
Paperback
Also in
Economics
Family, Fields, and Ancestors: Constancy and Change in China's Social and Economic History, 1550-1949
Eastman, Lloyd E.
Paperback
1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--And How It Shattered a Nation
Sorkin, Andrew Ross
Hardcover
Planet Money: A Guide to the Economic Forces That Shape Your Life
Mayyasi, Alex
Hosts of Npr's Planet Money
Hardcover
1873: The Rothschilds, the First Great Depression, and the Making of the Modern World
Ahamed, Liaquat
Hardcover
How to Get Rich in American History: 300 Years of Financial Advice That Worked (& Didn't)
Moore Phd, Joseph S.
Hardcover
What Happened to Liberal Democracy?: Remaking a Politics of Shared Prosperity
Acemoglu, Daron
Hardcover
Capitalism for All: Inclusive Economics and the Future-Proofing of America
Bryant, John Hope
Hardcover
Moral Economics: From Prostitution to Organ Sales, What Controversial Transactions Reveal about How Markets Work
Roth, Alvin E.
Hardcover
Soccernomics (2026 World Cup Edition): Why European Men and American Women Usually Win--And American Men Don't (Yet)
Kuper, Simon
Szymanski, Stefan
Paperback
Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System--and Themselves
Sorkin, Andrew Ross
Paperback
Market Wizards: The Next Generation: The World's Top Young Traders Reveal How They Beat the Market
Schwager, Jack D.
Coyle, George F.
Hardcover
Yuppies: The Bankers, Lawyers, Joggers, and Gourmands Who Conquered New York
Gottlieb, Dylan
Hardcover
The Price of Democracy: The Revolutionary Power of Taxation in American History
Williamson, Vanessa S.
Hardcover
The Age of Extraction: How Tech Platforms Conquered the Economy and Threaten Our Future Prosperity
Wu, Tim
Hardcover
How to Win a Trade War: An Optimistic Guide to an Anxious Global Economy
Keynes, Soumaya
Bown, Chad P.
Hardcover
House of Fidelity: The Rise of the Johnson Dynasty and the Company That Changed American Investing
Baer, Justin
Hardcover
1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--And How It Shatteredâ a Nation (Large Print Edition)
Sorkin, Andrew Ross
Paperback
The Middle-Class New Deal: Restoring Upward Mobility and the American Dream
Dickerson, A. Mechele
Paperback
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
Acemoglu, Daron
Robinson, James A.
Paperback
5 Steps to a 5: AP Microeconomics 2027: Practice AP Tests + AP Content Review + Digital Exams
Dodge, Eric R.
Paperback
Who Gets What -- And Why: The New Economics of Matchmaking and Market Design
Roth, Alvin E.
Paperback
Freakonomics Twentieth Anniversary Edition: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Dubner, Stephen J.
Levitt, Steven D.
Paperback
It's on You: How Corporations and Behavioral Scientists Have Convinced Us That We're to Blame for Society's Deepest Problems
Chater, Nick
Loewenstein, George
Hardcover
A History of the United States in Five Crashes: Stock Market Meltdowns That Defined a Nation
Nations, Scott
Paperback
Broken Money: Why Our Financial System is Failing Us and How We Can Make it Better
Alden, Lyn
Paperback
Against Tech Oligarchy: Worker Resistance in the World's Most Powerful Industry
Tan, Js
Redwine, Clarissa
Hardcover
How Africa Works: Success and Failure on the World's Last Developmental Frontier
Studwell, Joe
Hardcover
Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail
Dalio, Ray
Hardcover
The Invisible Hand of Maria Edgeworth: How a Nineteenth-Century Novelist Taught the World Economics
Smialek, Jeanna
Hardcover
Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity
Marohn, Charles L., Jr.
Hardcover
Blood and Treasure: The Economics of Conflict from the Vikings to the Modern Era
Weldon, Duncan
Hardcover
The Winner's Curse: Behavioral Economics Anomalies, Then and Now
Thaler, Richard H.
Imas, Alex
Hardcover
Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty
Duflo, Esther
Banerjee, Abhijit V.
Paperback
Baby Steps Millionaires: How Ordinary People Built Extraordinary Wealth--And How You Can Too
Ramsey, Dave
Hardcover
Predictably Irrational, Revised and Expanded Edition: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
Ariely, Dan
Paperback
How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life: An Unexpected Guide to Human Nature and Happiness
Roberts, Russ
Paperback
Abundancia: Cómo Construimos Un Mundo Mejor Abundance (Spanish Edition)
Thompson, Derek
Klein, Ezra
Paperback
Our Dollar, Your Problem: An Insider's View of Seven Turbulent Decades of Global Finance, and the Road Ahead
Rogoff, Kenneth
Paperback
Financial Literacy for All: Disrupting Struggle, Advancing Financial Freedom, and Building a New American Middle Class
Bryant, John Hope
Paperback
Vulture Capitalism: Corporate Crimes, Backdoor Bailouts, and the Death of Freedom /]Cby Grace Blakeley
Blakeley, Grace
Paperback
The Banker Who Made America: Thomas Willing and the Rise of the American Financial Aristocracy, 1731-1821
Vague, Richard
Hardcover
The Capital Order: How Economists Invented Austerity and Paved the Way to Fascism
Mattei, Clara E.
Paperback
The Invention of Infinite Growth: How Economists Came to Believe a Dangerous Delusion
Jones, Christopher F.
Hardcover
Think Like a Freak: The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain
Levitt, Steven D.
Dubner, Stephen J.
Paperback
Louder Than Words: Take Your Career from Average to Exceptional with the Hidden Power of Nonverbal Intelligence
Poynter, Toni Sciarra
Navarro, Joe
Paperback
Burned by Billionaires: How Concentrated Wealth and Power Are Ruining Our Lives and Planet
Collins, Chuck
Hardcover
Crack-Up Capitalism: Market Radicals and the Dream of a World Without Democracy
Slobodian, Quinn
Paperback
A Capitalist Manifesto: Understanding The Market Economy And Defending Liberty
Wolfram, Gary
Paperback
Talking to My Daughter about the Economy: Or, How Capitalism Works--And How It Fails
Varoufakis, Yanis
Paperback
The Great Global Transformation: The United States, China, and the Remaking of the World Economic Order
Milanovic, Branko
Hardcover
Princes and Thieves: Jared Kushner and Mohamed Bin Zayed's Secret Plot to Remake the Middle East
Cole, Matthew
Hardcover
Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity
Acemoglu, Daron
Johnson, Simon
Paperback
Economics in One Lesson: The Shortest and Surest Way to Understand Basic Economics
Hazlitt, Henry
Paperback
The Power of Creative Destruction: Economic Upheaval and the Wealth of Nations
Bunel, Simon
Aghion, Philippe
Antonin, Céline
Paperback
9 Hábitos Japoneses Que Cambiarán Tu Vida / 9 Japanese Habits That Will Change Your Life
Rodríguez, Andrea
Paperback
The Triumph of Economic Freedom: Debunking the Seven Great Myths of American Capitalism
Boudreaux, Donald J.
Gramm, Phil
Hardcover
Our Dollar, Your Problem: An Insider's View of Seven Turbulent Decades of Global Finance, and the Road Ahead
Rogoff, Kenneth
Hardcover
The Lords of Easy Money: How the Federal Reserve Broke the American Economy
Leonard, Christopher
Paperback
Small Startup Cities: How to Build a Thriving Startup Ecosystem in a Small City
Halaby, Dominique
Paperback
The World's Worst Bet: How the Globalization Gamble Went Wrong (and What Would Make It Right)
Lynch, David J.
Hardcover
The World Order - Our Secret Rulers: A Study in the Hegemony of Parasitism
Mullins, Eustace
Paperback
The Mismeasurement of America: How Outdated Government Statistics Mask the Economic Struggle of Everyday Americans
Ludwig, Gene
Hardcover
Credit to the Nation: Eastern European Jewish Immigrant Bankers and the Shaping of American Finance, 1873-1930
Kobrin, Rebecca
Hardcover
AP Microeconomics/Macroeconomics Premium, Eighth Edition: Prep Book with 4 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review + Online Practice (2026)
Kacapyr, Elia, PH. D.
Redelsheimer, James, M. a.
Musgrave, Frank, PH. D.
Paperback
Two Paths to Prosperity: Culture and Institutions in Europe and China, 1000-2000
Mokyr, Joel
Tabellini, Guido
Greif, Avner
Hardcover
A Century of Plenty: A Story of Progress for Generations to Come
Leung, Nick
Canal, Marc
Bradley, Chris
Paperback
The Wealth of Nations: The Economics Classic - A Selected Edition for the Contemporary Reader
Smith, Adam
Hardcover
Great American Investments: A History of the Bold Initiatives That Shaped a Nation
Ellis, Charles D.
Hardcover
Common Sense Economics: What Everyone Should Know about Wealth and Prosperity, Fourth Edition
Stroup, Jane Shaw
Lee, Dwight R.
Gwartney, James D.
Hardcover
This Time Is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly
Rogoff, Kenneth S.
Reinhart, Carmen M.
Paperback