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Distrust That Particular Flavor - an acclaimed nonfiction collection by William Gibson, bestselling author of Neuromancer

''The future''s already here: it''s just not evenly distributed''



William Gibson was writing fiction when he predicted the internet. And as his stories bled into reality so he became one of the first to report on the real-world consequences of cyberspace''s growth and development.

Now, with the dust settling on the first internet revolution, comes Gibson''s first collection of non-fiction - essays from the technological and cultural frontiers of this new world.

Covering a variety of subjects, they include:

- Metrophagy - the Art and Science of Digesting Great Cities
- An account of obsession in ''the world''s attic'' - eBay
- Reasons why ''The Net is a Waste of Time''
- Singapore as ''Disneyland with the Death Penalty''
- A primer on Japan, our default setting for the future

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A terrific writer. Gibson is a prophet and a satirist, a black comedian and an astounding architect of cool. He's also responsible for much of the world we live in * Spectator *

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
      Published 27 November 2014
      ISBN-13 9780241960981
      978-0241960981
      ISBN-10 0241960983
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Distrust That Particular Flavor - an acclaimed nonfiction collection by William Gibson, bestselling author of Neuromancer

      ''The future''s already here: it''s just not evenly distributed''



      William Gibson was writing fiction when he predicted the internet. And as his stories bled into reality so he became one of the first to report on the real-world consequences of cyberspace''s growth and development.

      Now, with the dust settling on the first internet revolution, comes Gibson''s first collection of non-fiction - essays from the technological and cultural frontiers of this new world.

      Covering a variety of subjects, they include:

      - Metrophagy - the Art and Science of Digesting Great Cities
      - An account of obsession in ''the world''s attic'' - eBay
      - Reasons why ''The Net is a Waste of Time''
      - Singapore as ''Disneyland with the Death Penalty''
      - A primer on Japan, our default setting for the future

      Trade Review
      A terrific writer. Gibson is a prophet and a satirist, a black comedian and an astounding architect of cool. He's also responsible for much of the world we live in * Spectator *

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