London: Viking / Penguin Books, 2012. Paperback trade, very good condition, single black & white photo, minor edgewear. 259 pp. Collection of non-fiction essays by the noted science fiction writer William Gibson, based on the new digital technology that has opened doors into the future. His novels and writings essentially predicted cyberspace networks and the internet. Revealing autobiographical pieces that show the development of his sharp perceptions of modern life.

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William Gibson is known primarily as a novelist, with his work ranging from his groundbreaking first novel, Neuromancer , to his more recent contemporary bestsellers Pattern Recognition, Spook Country , and Zero History . During those nearly thirty years, though, Gibson has been sought out by widely varying publications for his insights into contemporary culture. Wired magazine sent him to Singapore to report on one of the world's most buttoned-up states. The New York Times Magazine asked him to describe what was wrong with the Internet. Rolling Stone published his essay on the ways our lives are all "soundtracked" by the music and the culture around us. And in a speech at the 2010 Book Expo, he memorably described the interactive relationship between writer and reader. These essays and articles have never been collected-until now. Some have never appeared in print at all. In addition, Distrust That Particular Flavor includes journalism from small publishers, online sources, and magazines no longer in existence. This volume will be essential reading for any lover of William Gibson's novels. Distrust That Particular Flavor offers readers a privileged view into the mind of a writer whose thinking has shaped not only a generation of writers but our entire culture.

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Bookseller: Bookhome Sydney (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 28031
Title: Distrust that Particular Flavor.
Author: Gibson, William
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 0670921548
ISBN 13: 9780670921546
Publisher: Viking / Penguin Books
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 2012
Keywords: computers, internet, cyberspace, essays, short stories, science fiction
Bookseller catalogs: TECHNOLOGY & COMPUTERS;

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