false 23551 41793 0596006624 9780596006624 30 <![CDATA[Hackers and Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169755441m/41793.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169755441s/41793.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41793.Hackers_and_Painters_Big_Ideas_from_the_Computer_Age 4.08 225 Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age, by Paul Graham

We are living in the computer age, in a world increasingly designed and engineered by computer programmers and software designers, by people who call themselves hackers. Who are these people, what motivates them, and why should you care?

Consider these facts: Everything around us is turning into computers. Your typewriter is gone, replaced by a computer. Your phone has turned into a computer. So has your camera. Soon your TV will. Your car was not only designed on computers, but has more processing power in it than a room-sized mainframe did in 1970. Letters, encyclopedias, newspapers, and even your local store are being replaced by the Internet.

Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age, by Paul Graham, explains this world and the motivations of the people who occupy it. In clear, thoughtful prose that draws on illuminating historical examples, Graham takes readers on an unflinching exploration into what he calls "an intellectual Wild West."

The ideas discussed in this book will have a powerful and lasting impact on how we think, how we work, how we develop technology, and how we live. Topics include the importance of beauty in software design, how to make wealth, heresy and free speech, the programming language renaissance, the open-source movement, digital design, internet startups, and more.

And here's a taste of what you'll find in Hackers & Painters:

"In most fields the great work is done early on. The paintings made between 1430 and 1500 are still unsurpassed. Shakespeare appeared just as professional theater was being born, and pushed the medium so far that every playwright since has had to live in his shadow. Albrecht Durer did the same thing with engraving, and Jane Austen with the novel.

Over and over we see the same pattern. A new medium appears, and people are so excited about it that they explore most of its possibilities in the first couple generations. Hacking seems to be in this phase now.

Painting was not, in Leonardo's time, as cool as his work helped make it. How cool hacking turns out to be will depend on what we can do with this new medium."

Andy Hertzfeld, co-creator of the Macintosh computer, says about Hackers & Painters: "Paul Graham is a hacker, painter and a terrific writer. His lucid, humorous prose is brimming with contrarian insight and practical wisdom on writing great code at the intersection of art, science and commerce."

Paul Graham, designer of the new Arc language, was the creator of Yahoo Store, the first web-based application. In addition to his PhD in Computer Science from Harvard, Graham also studied painting at the Rhode Island School of Design and the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence.]]> 23551 4.14 295 35 2004 41801 0133708756 9780133708752 4 <![CDATA[ANSI Common LISP]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169755452m/41801.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169755452s/41801.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41801.ANSI_Common_LISP 4.14 42 ANSI Common Lisp accessible to a general audience--even those who have never programmed before. The book also provides an excellent perspective on the value of using Lisp. ]]> 23551 4.14 295 35 1995 41803 0130305529 9780130305527 1 <![CDATA[On LISP: Advanced Techniques for Common LISP]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41803.On_LISP_Advanced_Techniques_for_Common_LISP 4.76 17 On Lisp deals mostly with the kinds of programs you could only write in Lisp." The book provides extensive information on the advanced features of Lisp, which are not found in other popular programming languages. After showing how flexibly functions can be manipulated, On Lisp moves on to the best discussion of macros available, which includes details of the possible pitfalls (various referential bugs, for example). The book concludes with a demonstration of various advanced constructs that can be implemented in Lisp using the tools developed in the earlier part of the book. As with his other book, ANSI Common Lisp, Graham writes in a fluid style that is a pleasure to read. ]]> 23551 4.14 295 35 1993 1905577 3865214835 9783865214836 0 <![CDATA[Paul Graham: A Shimmer of Possibility]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1190122371m/1905577.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1190122371s/1905577.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1905577.Paul_Graham_A_Shimmer_of_Possibility 4.33 3 23551 4.14 295 35 2007 41799 3908247179 9783908247173 0 <![CDATA[End of an Age]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169755451m/41799.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169755451s/41799.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41799.End_of_an_Age 4.50 2 23551 4.14 295 35 1999 683069 1881616533 9781881616535 0 <![CDATA[Empty Heaven: Photographs from Japan 1989-1995]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/683069.Empty_Heaven_Photographs_from_Japan_1989_1995 5.00 1 23551 4.14 295 35 1995 41797 388243919X 9783882439199 0 <![CDATA[Paul Graham: American Night]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169755450m/41797.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169755450s/41797.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41797.Paul_Graham_American_Night 4.00 1 23551 4.14 295 35 2003 6967553 386521889X 9783865218896 0 <![CDATA[Paul Graham]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6967553-paul-graham 4.00 1 23551 4.14 295 35 2009 683071 0470861169 9780470861165 0 <![CDATA[MMS: Technologies, Usage and Business Models ]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177123377m/683071.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177123377s/683071.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/683071.MMS_Technologies_Usage_and_Business_Models_ 3.00 1 But MMS technology offers more than just a broadening of message content. With MMS, it is not only possible to send your multimedia messages from one phone to another, but also from phone to email, and vice versa. This feature dramatically increases the possibilities of mobile communication, both for private and corporate use.

Multimedia messaging will reshape the landscape of mobile communication, making it more personal, more versatile, and more expressive than ever before.

MMS: <ul type="disc"> <li>Is the first book to address how MMS (and the use of IP to transport messages) will affect existing infrastructure and business models <li>Covers the fundamental changes to mail and billing systems <li>Includes future recommendations, such as interoperability and evolution <li>Presents an overview of the MMS technology components

Drawing on the authors hands-on experience in the implementation of MMS technology (developing, billing and delivering services) at BT, this innovative book will appeal to engineering managers, network operators, market analysts, business decision makers, content providers and operator organizations.

]]> 365553 3.00 1 0 23551 4.14 295 35 2003 41798 0948797371 9780948797378 0 <![CDATA[Paul Graham: New Europe]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169755450m/41798.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169755450s/41798.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41798.Paul_Graham_New_Europe 0.0 0 23551 4.14 295 35 2004 162154 1851684832 9781851684830 0 <![CDATA[Rawls]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172298083m/162154.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172298083s/162154.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/162154.Rawls 0.0 0 23551 4.14 295 35 2007 6218406 142592896X 9781425928964 0 <![CDATA[The Adventures of Captain Kizzy and the Grapes]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6218406.The_Adventures_of_Captain_Kizzy_and_the_Grapes 0.0 0 23551 4.14 295 35 2006 3227849 1873520107 9781873520109 0 <![CDATA[West Norwood Cemetery]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3227849.West_Norwood_Cemetery 0.0 0 23551 4.14 295 35 1995 41802 0967757339 0 <![CDATA[Paul Graham Paintings]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41802.Paul_Graham_Paintings 0.0 0 23551 4.14 295 35 2000 3198901 1920118241 9781920118242 0 <![CDATA[Inheriting Poverty? The Link Between Children's Wellbeing and Unemployment in South Africa]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3198901.Inheriting_Poverty_The_Link_Between_Children_s_Wellbeing_and_Unemployment_in_South_Africa 0.0 0 23551 4.14 295 35 2007 6967554 3827295432 9783827295439 0 <![CDATA[ANSI Common Lisp]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6967554-ansi-common-lisp 0.0 0 ANSI Common Lisp accessible to a general audience--even those who have never programmed before. The book also provides an excellent perspective on the value of using Lisp. ]]> 23551 4.14 295 35 1999 3065607 1919798889 9781919798882 0 <![CDATA[Democracy in the Time of Mbeki]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3065607.Democracy_in_the_Time_of_Mbeki 0.0 0 23551 4.14 295 35 2000 805645 3908247772 9783908247777 0 <![CDATA[Well, What Is Photography: A Lecture on Photography on the Occasion of the 10th Anniversary of Fotomuseum Winterthur]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178556969m/805645.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178556969s/805645.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/805645.Well_What_Is_Photography_A_Lecture_on_Photography_on_the_Occasion_of_the_10th_Anniversary_of_Fotomuseum_Winterthur 0.0 0 [...] the answer to the question, "What is photography?" is actually quite simple at first sight. Photography is a device to record light, invented in the 19th century, that allows us to fix the perspective perception of the world in the manner constructed since the Renaissance. Optics and chemistry go hand in hand to create a very effective means of perception.~Despite the apparent simplicity of this first definition, there are few comparable cases in which a seemingly clearly and easily delimited field--here's the viewer, there's the world; here's the instrument, there's the image of the world--has created so much confusion. --Urs Stahel~Urs Stahel.

Paperback, 6.25 x 8.5 in./48 pgs / 11 color.

]]> 23553 4.40 15 4 23551 4.14 295 35 148044 4.54 292 29 2004 3015348 1405824395 9781405824392 0 <![CDATA[Introduction to Political Ideologies]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3015348.Introduction_to_Political_Ideologies 0.0 0 75339 3.71 42 14 23551 4.14 295 35 2006 3015349 1405824387 9781405824385 0 <![CDATA[Introduction to Political Concepts]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3015349.Introduction_to_Political_Concepts 0.0 0 75339 3.71 42 14 23551 4.14 295 35 2006 1783590 058247373X 9780582473737 0 <![CDATA[Introduction to Political Theory: Concepts and Ideologies]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188295080m/1783590.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188295080s/1783590.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1783590.Introduction_to_Political_Theory_Concepts_and_Ideologies 0.0 0 75339 3.71 42 14 23551 4.14 295 35 2006 6208731 386521858X 9783865218582 0 <![CDATA[Paul Graham]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6208731.Paul_Graham 0.0 0 A Shimmer of Possibility (published in 2007 and already a collector's item--and available below in a new paperback edition), was hailed by critics as a paradigm shifter at a time when art photography is increasingly staged or seems to hold the world at arm's length. This volume, which coincides with a touring European retrospective, appraises 25 years of Graham's work, from 1981 to 2006, tracking his steady expansion of our notions of what photography can say, be or look like."]]> 53558 3.82 94 16 587611 0.0 0 0 86413 4.46 46 3 23551 4.14 295 35 2009 6945830 4274066371 9784274066375 0 <![CDATA[On Lisp]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6945830-on-lisp 0.0 0 1335041 0.0 0 0 3104660 0.0 0 0 23551 4.14 295 35 2007 6945835 4894714337 9784894714335 0 <![CDATA[ANSI Common Lisp]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6945835-ansi-common-lisp 0.0 0 1335041 0.0 0 0 23551 4.14 295 35 3104666 0.0 0 0 3104667 0.0 0 0 2002