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OverviewVisionary author Bruce Sterling views the future like no other writer. In his first nonfiction book since his classic The Hacker Crackdown, Sterling describes the world our children might be living in over the next fifty years and what to expect next in culture, geopolitics, and business. Time calls Bruce Sterling 'one of America's best-known science fiction writers and perhaps the sharpest observer of our media-choked culture working today in any genre.' This book asks the future two questions: What does it mean? and How does it feel? Taking a cue from one of William Shakespeare's greatest soliloquies, Sterling devotes one chapter to each of the seven stages of humanity: birth, school, love, war, politics, business, and old age. As our children progress through Sterling's Shakespearean life cycle, they will encounter new products; new weapons; new crimes; new moral conundrums, such as cloning and genetic alteration; and new political movements, which will augur the way wars of the future will be fought. Here are some of the author���s predictions: Full Product DetailsAuthor: Bruce SterlingPublisher: Random House USA Inc Imprint: Random House USA Inc Dimensions: Width: 13.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 20.30cm Weight: 0.386kg ISBN: 9780812969764ISBN 10: 0812969766 Pages: 368 Publication Date: 23 December 2003 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Unknown Availability: In Print Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor Information"BRUCE STERLING is the author of nine novels, three of which were selected as New York Times Notable Books of the Year. The Difference Engine, co-written with William Gibson, was a national bestseller. He has also published three short-story collections and one nonfiction book, The Hacker Crackdown. He edited the anthology Mirrorshades and has written for many magazines, including Newsweek, Fortune, Harper s, Details, Whole Earth Review, and Wired, where he has been a contributing writer since its conception. In 1999, he won the Hugo Award in the short-story category. He lives in Austin, Texas. From the Hardcover edition.""" Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |