false 163894 281818 0684832674 9780684832678 17 <![CDATA[Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins Of The Internet]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173390985m/281818.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173390985s/281818.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/281818.Where_Wizards_Stay_Up_Late_The_Origins_Of_The_Internet 3.59 81 At last, Hafner and Lyon have written a well-researched story of the origins of the Internet substantiated by extensive interviews with its creators who delve into many interesting details such as the controversy surrounding the adoption of our now beloved "@" sign as the separator of usernames and machine addresses. Essential reading for anyone interested in the past -- and the future -- of the Net specifically, and telecommunications generally.

]]> 163894 3.71 248 62 1996 2625665 1596915242 9781596915244 33 <![CDATA[A Romance on Three Legs: Glenn Gould's Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Piano]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2625665.A_Romance_on_Three_Legs_Glenn_Gould_s_Obsessive_Quest_for_the_Perfect_Piano 4.12 68 New York Times writer.
Glenn Gould was one of the most complex, brilliant artists of the twentieth century, a musician famous for bizarre habits: he wore a hat and gloves even on the warmest summer day; refused to shake hands for fear of germs or damaged fingers; hummed and conducted himself while he played; and traveled the world with a battered old chair, refusing to perform while sitting on anything else.
But perhaps Gould’s greatest obsession of all was with a Steinway concert grand known as CD318. To explain that relationship, which Gould himself described as “a romance on three legs,” Katie Hafner introduces us to the important figures in Gould’s life, including Verne Edquist, his longtime, long-suffering, blind tuner. She offers a fascinating history of the art of tuning, and takes us inside Steinway during the war years, when CD318 was built. And she dissects Gould’s life with the piano, from his first encounter with it to the endless coddling and tweaking that Edquist performed over the years. Hafner includes Gould’s stormy, sometimes outrageous, correspondence with Steinway, and describes his despair when CD318 was fatally dropped from a loading dock.
The book will appeal to fans of books like The Piano Shop on the Left Bank, as well as to those looking fora rich story of obsession like The Orchid Thief.</div></div>]]> 163894 3.71 248 62 2008 369966 0684818620 9780684818627 5 <![CDATA[CYBERPUNK: Outlaws and Hackers on the Computer Frontier, Revised]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174196053m/369966.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174196053s/369966.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/369966.CYBERPUNK_Outlaws_and_Hackers_on_the_Computer_Frontier_Revised 3.48 61 Cyberpunk tells the stories of notorious hackers Kevin Mitnick, Robert T. Morris, and the Chaos Computer Club. Like Where Wizards Stay Up Late, the book Hafner co-wrote on the origins of the Internet, Cyberpunk is informative, well-written, and entertaining. The story of Morris, who became infamous for unleashing a crippling worm that brought the Internet to a grinding standstill, is still as relevant and ominous today as it was at the time. The space devoted to Mitnick is a must-read companion to either Takedown or The Fugitive Game. Many of the stories surrounding the Dark Side Hacker, such as the story of his Norad break-in, are called into question in Cyberpunk, making this book a good launching pad for many different accounts of the Mitnick legend. The portrait of the two members of the Chaos Computer Club is a memorable look into the minds of the younger generation of computer hackers. Before you check out any book of this genre, read Cyberpunk.]]> 163894 3.71 248 62 1991 409303 0786708468 9780786708468 2 <![CDATA[The Well: A Story of Love, Death & Real Life in the Seminal Online Community]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174506163m/409303.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174506163s/409303.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/409303.The_Well_A_Story_of_Love_Death_Real_Life_in_the_Seminal_Online_Community 3.82 11 The Well: A Story of Love, Death and Real Life in the Seminal Online Community.

Though the title isn't strictly accurate--there were comparatively primitive online communities long before 1984--the tale is well told and compelling. Started by visionary Stewart Brand and do-gooder Larry Brilliant, the dialup BBS offered a wide-open space for communication, developing relationships, and, inevitably, conflicts. Spicing up her story with excerpts from online posts, interviews with participants, and sometimes sordid details of WELL-being, Hafner shows that not all online communities are the same.

Though the WELL's social and business problems are legion--eventually it was bought by Salon.com--the participants and administrators consistently showed intelligence and determination, essential qualities for homesteading pioneers. Though the book can't begin to address big questions about virtual social environments (Do they help or hinder users' lives? Are they as deeply satisfying as traditional relationships? What makes them so popular?), it does help the reader begin to address them personally. That individual determination, aided by discussion with others, is the WELL's greatest legacy. --Rob Lightner

]]> 163894 3.71 248 62 2001 1050142 0684194007 9780684194004 2 <![CDATA[House at the Bridge]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180523099m/1050142.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180523099s/1050142.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1050142.House_at_the_Bridge 3.43 7 163894 3.71 248 62 1995 6172377 3612260359 9783612260352 0 <![CDATA[Cyberpunk. Die Welt der Hacker. ( ECON Sachbuch).]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6172377.Cyberpunk_Die_Welt_der_Hacker_ECON_Sachbuch_ 2.00 1 163894 3.71 248 62 3306 3.53 126 25 1993 6556030 1596915250 9781596915251 0 <![CDATA[A Romance on Three Legs: Glenn Gould's Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Piano]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6556030-a-romance-on-three-legs 1.00 1 “When Gould was paired with the right composer…he could make you wonder if he was altogether human. And reading Hafner on Gould is sometimes as much fun as listening to him play. And that’s saying a lot.”—Newsweek

Hugely talented and famously eccentric, pianist Glenn Gould fought a running battle with a long list of lessthan- perfect pianos. A Romance on Three Legs is the story of a love that changed Gould’s life: his partnership with the Steinway CD 318, a piano whose peculiar action and temperament ushered Gould closer than ever to interpretive perfection. Katie Hafner weaves the compelling tale of Gould, his favorite piano, and the men who worked on it, revealing new details and nuances in the work and mind of one of the twentieth century’s greatest artists.]]> 163894 3.71 248 62 2009 4772305 3932588592 9783932588594 0 <![CDATA[ARPA Kadabra oder Die Geschichte des Internet.]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4772305.ARPA_Kadabra_oder_Die_Geschichte_des_Internet_ 0.0 0 Die beiden haben eine großartig recherchierte Geschichte des Internet geschrieben, basierend auf ausführlichen Interviews mit dessen Erschaffern, Entwicklern, Programmierern, Vätern: Der englische Titel Where Wizards Stay Up Late legt nahe, wie intensiv diese Leute sind. Da erfährt man auch so interessante Details wie die Lösung des nichtendenwollenden Rästsels, woher wohl unser geliebtes @-Zeichen als Teiler zwischen Benutzer- und Rechnernamen stammt. Dieses Buch ist eine unerläßliche Lektüre für alle, die in Vergangenheit und Zukunft des Netzes im Speziellen und der Telekommunikation im Allgemeinen interessiert sind.

]]> 163894 3.71 248 62 2000 6948839 0684872161 9780684872162 0 <![CDATA[Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins of the Internet]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6948839-where-wizards-stay-up-late 0.0 0 163894 3.71 248 62 298037 4.20 5 1 2000