Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
What the dormouse said What the dormouse said John Markoff Most histories of the personal computer industry focus on technology or business. John Markoff's landmark book is about the culture and consciousness behind the first PCs—the culture being counter– a… OL10990575W
Devices of the soul Devices of the soul Steve Talbott Mr. Darcy's Diary presents the story of the unlikely courtship of Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy from Darcy's point of view--sharing his innermost thoughts and feelings. This graceful imagini… OL12093899W
Program or be Programmed Program or be Programmed Douglas Rushkoff,Douglas Rushkoff "The debate over whether the Net is good or bad for us fills the airwaves and the blogosphere. But for all the heat of claim and counter-claim, the argument is essentially beside the point: it’s here… OL15400392W
Information and communication technologies, society and human beings Information and communication technologies, society and human beings Darek M. Haftor "This book offers contributions that articulate a set of aspects of information and communication technologies in human and social contexts, such as the individuals, groups, organizations and their m… OL15616740W
Talking Back to the Machine Talking Back to the Machine Peter J. Denning From the editors of the wildly successful Beyond Calculation comes another exploration of the overwhelming impact of computers on our future. This time, the essays focus on the human impact of comput… OL19905614W
The future does not compute The future does not compute Talbott, Steve. This is actually not a description, but a correction of your information about the book. The full text IS available, in HTML format and as a compressed tar file, at http://netfuture.org/fdnc. OL2401477W
Surviving AI Surviving AI Calum Chace Artificial intelligence is our most powerful technology, and in the coming decades it will change everything in our lives. If we get it right it will make humans almost godlike. If we get it wrong...… OL29318072W
The sovereign individual The sovereign individual James Dale Davidson Two renowned investment advisors and authors of the bestseller The Great Reckoning bring to light both currents of disaster and the potential for prosperity and renewal in the face of radical changes… OL3350985W
The Road Ahead The Road Ahead Bill Gates Bill Gates' 1995 analysis of the impact of information and computer technology on society and predictions about the future. Includes a great overview of ancient counting machines to mainframe big-iro… OL53676W
Creating Digital Content Creating Digital Content John Rice Edited by two industry experts at the forefront of the content revolution, Creating Digital Content includes chapters on:Digital CinemaHigh Definition (24P) ProductionStreaming MediaDatacastingWebcas… OL5807943W
Code Code Lawrence Lessig Although the book is named Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace, Lessig uses this theme sparingly. It is a fairly simple concept: since cyberspace is entirely human-made, there are no natural laws to de… OL6037025W
Making a World of Difference Making a World of Difference Geoff Walsham Information Technology has become an essential component of contemporary society, allowing much faster and more widespread communication, not least through the growth of the Internet. However, many i… OL8244366W
Islands in the Clickstream Islands in the Clickstream Richard Thieme CNN called Richard Thieme "a member of the cyber avant-garde". Digital Delirium named him "one of the most creative minds of the digital generation". Now Richard Thieme's wisdom on the social and cul… OL8954240W