Distrust that Particular Flavor av William Gibson

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<p><b><i>Distrust That Particular Flavor</i> - an acclaimed nonfiction collection by William Gibson, bestselling author of <i>Neuromancer</i></b><br><br><i><h2>''The future''s already here: it''s just not evenly distributed''</h2></i><br><br>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.<br><br>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. <br><br>Covering a variety of subjects, they include:<br><br><b>- Metrophagy - the Art and Science of Digesting Great Cities<br>- An account of obsession in ''the world''s attic'' - eBay<br>- Reasons why ''The Net is a Waste of Time''<br>- Singapore as ''Disneyland with the Death Penalty'' <br>- A primer on Japan, our default setting for the future