In the Beginning...Was the Command Line
$21.77
- Paperback
151 pages
- Release Date
9 November 1999
Summary
This is “the Word” — one man’s word, certainly — about the art (and artifice) of the state of our computer-centric existence. And considering that the “one man” is Neal Stephenson, “the hacker Hemingway” (“Newsweek”) — acclaimed novelist, pragmatist, seer, nerd-friendly philosopher, and nationally bestselling author of groundbreaking literary works (“Snow Crash, Cryptonomicon,” etc., etc.) — the word is well worth hearing.
Mostly well-reasoned examination and partial rant, Stephenson’…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780380815937 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0380815931 |
| Author: | Neal Stephenson |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Imprint: | Avon Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 151 |
| Release Date: | 9 November 1999 |
| Weight: | 249g |
| Dimensions: | 146mm x 203mm |
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Critics Review
“A powerful voice of the cyber age.”–“USA Today”Stephenson is a literary visionary of the technological future.“–“Seattle Weekly”In the network world of the silicon samurai Stephenson is a big-time.“–“Cleveland Plain Dealer
Neal Stephenson
Neal Stephenson is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of sixteen novels, including Polostan, the first novel in the Bomb Light series. He lives in Seattle, Washington.
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