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Close to the Machine: Technophilia and Its Discontents
By Jaron Lanier (introduced by) and Ellen Ullman
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Picador USA
Publication date February 28, 2012
Pages 189
Binding Paperback
Edition Reprint
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9781250002488
ISBN-10 1250002486
Dimensions 1 by 5.50 by 8 in.
Weight 0.40 lbs.
Availability§ Publisher Out of Stock
Original list price $18.00
§As reported by publisher
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With a New Introduction by Jaron Lanier

A Salon Best Book of the Year

In 1997, the computer was still a relatively new tool---a sleek and unforgiving machine that was beyond the grasp of most users. With intimate and unflinching detail, software engineer Ellen Ullman examines the strange ecstasy of being at the forefront of the predominantly male technological revolution, and the difficulty of translating the inherent messiness of human life into artful and efficient code. Close to the Machine is an elegant and revelatory mediation on the dawn of the digital era.



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Hardcover
Book cover for 9780872863378
 
from City Lights Books (November 1, 1997)
9780872863378 | details & prices | 189 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $21.95
About: With a New Introduction by Jaron Lanier A Salon Best Book of the Year In 1997, the computer was still a relatively new tool---a sleek and unforgiving machine that was beyond the grasp of most users.
Paperback
Book cover for 9780872863323 Book cover for 9781250002488
 
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With Jaron Lanier (other contributor) | Reprint edition from Picador USA (February 28, 2012)
9781250002488 | details & prices | 189 pages | 5.50 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.40 lbs | List price $18.00
About: With a New Introduction by Jaron Lanier A Salon Best Book of the Year In 1997, the computer was still a relatively new tool---a sleek and unforgiving machine that was beyond the grasp of most users.
from City Lights Books (November 1, 1997)
9780872863323 | details & prices | 189 pages | 5.00 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $12.95

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