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Some Remarks
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Some Remarks
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Neal Stephenson
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:336 | Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 157 |
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Category/Genre | Prose - non-fiction |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781848878556
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Classifications | Dewey:818.5408 |
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Audience | Tertiary Education (US: College) | Professional & Vocational | |
Edition |
Export/Airside
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Atlantic Books
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Imprint |
Atlantic Books
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Publication Date |
15 August 2012 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
In this definitive collection of Stephenson's writings, journalism and meditations, the great American polymath puts the 20th Century - mathematics, cryptography, philosophy, currency, and the history of science and technology- under his eclectic and unflinching gaze. This remarkable collection brings together previously published short writings, both fiction and nonfiction as well as a new essay (and an extremely short story) created specifically for this volume. Stephenson ponders a wealth of subjects, from movies and politics to video games and classics-based sci-fi; how geekdom has become cool and how science fiction has become mainstream (whether people admit it or not); the future of publishing and the origins of his novels. By turns amusing and profound, critical and celebratory, yet always entertaining, Some Remarks offers a fascinating look into the prismatic mind of this extraordinary writer.
Author Biography
Neal Stephenson is the author of Reamde; Anathem; the three-volume historical epic the Baroque Cycle (Quicksilver, The Confusion, and The System of the World); Cryptonomicon; The Diamond Age; Snow Crash, which was named one of Time magazine's top one hundred all-time best English-language novels; and Zodiac. He lives in Seattle, Washington.
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