Overview

"A provocative and visionary look at our new digital society, from ""the most powerful woman in the Net-erati"" (""The New York Times Magazine""). Welcome to ""Release 2.1, "" Esther Dyson's fascinating exploration of life in our new digital society.In this provocative and timely book, Dyson--an entrepreneur, high-tech industry analyst, government adviser, and Net expert--examines the impact and implications of cyberspace, challenging us to think intelligently about its effect on every aspect of our private and public lives, from businesses to government to education.Written with an insider's knowledge and ready wit, and filled with anecdotes about the movers and shakers behind the products and politics of the computer industry, ""Release 2.1"" presents us with a hard-hitting message: With the advent of the Internet, we all have both the opportunity and the obligation to shape the new rules we want to live by."""

Full Product Details

Author:   Esther Dyson
Publisher:   Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)
Imprint:   Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Del
Edition:   Reprinted edition
Dimensions:   Width: 13.60cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 20.70cm
Weight:   0.318kg
ISBN:  

9780767900126

ISBN 10:   076790012
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   20 October 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   Out of stock  

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Reviews

Esther Dyson imposes order on the chaos of cyberspace with magical clarity. <br> --The Washington Post <br> Dyson uses her wide knowledge of the expanding digital environment to create a provocative portrait of the social, economic, and cultural changes being wrought by computers and the Internet. <br> --The New York Times <br> An important, ambitious book, written in an engaging, conversational tone, that aims to lay a foundation for people coming to grips with the Internet in their lives. <br> --The San Jose Mercury News <br> Part intellectual diary of early days of the PC revolution, part 'design for living in the digital age, ' her book is an outsider's inside view of how computers and the Internet have changed--and will yet change--our lives. <br> --Newsweek

"""Esther Dyson imposes order on the chaos of cyberspace with magical clarity."" ""--The Washington Post"" ""Dyson uses her wide knowledge of the expanding digital environment to create a provocative portrait of the social, economic, and cultural changes being wrought by computers and the Internet."" ""--The New York Times"" ""An important, ambitious book, written in an engaging, conversational tone, that aims to lay a foundation for people coming to grips with the Internet in their lives."" ""--The San Jose Mercury News"" ""Part intellectual diary of early days of the PC revolution, part 'design for living in the digital age, ' her book is an outsider's inside view of how computers and the Internet have changed--and will yet change--our lives."" "" --Newsweek"""

Esther Dyson imposes order on the chaos of cyberspace with magical clarity. --The Washington Post Dyson uses her wide knowledge of the expanding digital environment to create a provocative portrait of the social, economic, and cultural changes being wrought by computers and the Internet. --The New York Times An important, ambitious book, written in an engaging, conversational tone, that aims to lay a foundation for people coming to grips with the Internet in their lives. --The San Jose Mercury News Part intellectual diary of early days of the PC revolution, part 'design for living in the digital age, ' her book is an outsider's inside view of how computers and the Internet have changed--and will yet change--our lives. --Newsweek

Esther Dyson imposes order on the chaos of cyberspace with magical clarity. <br> --The Washington Post <br><br> Dyson uses her wide knowledge of the expanding digital environment to create a provocative portrait of the social, economic, and cultural changes being wrought by computers and the Internet. <br> --The New York Times <br><br> An important, ambitious book, written in an engaging, conversational tone, that aims to lay a foundation for people coming to grips with the Internet in their lives. <br> --The San Jose Mercury News <br><br> Part intellectual diary of early days of the PC revolution, part 'design for living in the digital age, ' her book is an outsider's inside view of how computers and the Internet have changed--and will yet change--our lives. <br> --Newsweek

Author Information

"Esther Dyson is chairman of EDventure Holdings, which publishes ""Release 1.0, "" a respected monthly newsletter, and sponsors the annual PC Forum.She has written articles for the ""New York Times, Forbes, Harvard Business Review, Wired, "" and the ""Washington Post.""She lives in New York City."""

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