"No one covers technology with more insight or panache than
Clive Thompson. I can't imagine anyone better qualified to curate
this fascinating series."
---Chris Anderson, editor in chief of "Wired" magazine and author
of "The Long Tail"
"Editor Clive Thompson suggests we are in a 'golden age of
technology journalism.' Reading this collection, one suspects he is
right---it sparkles with beautifully written narratives not only
about what technology can do for us but what it does to us as
people, to our ways of thinking about ourselves, our relationships,
and how we envisage our world."
---Sherry Turkle, Director, MIT Initiative on Technology and Self,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Best of Technology Writing 2008 proves that technology
writing is a bona fide literary genre with some of the most
stylish, compelling, and just plain readable work in journalism
today.
The third volume in this annual series, The Best of Technology
Writing 2008 covers a fascinating mix of topics---from a molecular
gastronomist's recipe for the perfect gin and tonic; to "the
Mechanism," an ancient Greek artifact that might be the world's
first laptop computer; to social media, privacy, and what is
possibly the biggest generation gap since rock 'n' roll.
Featuring contributions from
- Ted Allen
- Michael Behar
- Caleb Crain
- Julian Dibbell
- Cory Doctorow
- David Glenn
- Thomas Goetz
- Charles Graeber
- Alex Hutchinson
- Walter Kirn
- Robin Mejia
- Emily Nussbaum
- Ben Paynter
- Jeffrey Rosen
- John Seabrook
- Cass R. Sunstein
digitalculturebooks is an imprint of the University of Michigan
Press and the Scholarly Publishing Office of the University of
Michigan Library dedicated to publishing innovative and accessible
work exploring new media and their impact on society, culture, and
scholarly communication. Visit the website at
www.digitalculture.org.
General
Imprint: |
The University of Michigan Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
August 2008 |
First published: |
August 2008 |
Editors: |
K. Clive Thompson
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Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
320 |
Edition: |
Revised edition |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-472-03327-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Professional & Technical >
Technology: general issues >
General
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LSN: |
0-472-03327-1 |
Barcode: |
9780472033270 |
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