false 356114 0 0 5637316 1585427004 9781585427000 8 <![CDATA[Toward 2012: Perspectives on the Next Age]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255750789m/5637316.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255750789s/5637316.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5637316.Toward_2012_Perspectives_on_the_Next_Age 3.43 30 An informed, challenging, and engaging collection of essays on the new choices in lifestyles and community as we begin the countdown toward the year 2012.

This fresh and thought-provoking anthology draws together some of today’s most celebrated visionaries, thinkers, and pioneers in the field of evolving consciousness— exploring topics from shamanism to urban homesteading, the legacy of Carlos Castaneda to Mayan predictions for the year 2012, and new paths in direct political action and human sexuality.

Toward 2012 highlights some of the most challenging, intelligent pieces published on the acclaimed website Reality Sandwich. It is coedited by Daniel Pinchbeck, the preeminent voice on 2012, and online pioneer Ken Jordan, and features original works from Stanislav Grof, John Major Jenkins, and Paul D. Miller (DJ Spooky); interviews with Abbie Hoffman and artist Alex Grey; and a new introduction by Pinchbeck.

Here are ideas that trace the arc of our evolution in consciousness, lifestyles, and communities as we draw closer to a moment in time that portends ways of living that are different from anything we have expected or experienced.]]> 1201 3.70 1225 331 356114 3.49 41 9 2008 1273997 0393049795 9780393049794 0 <![CDATA[Multimedia: From Wagner to Virtual Reality]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182430329m/1273997.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182430329s/1273997.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1273997.Multimedia_From_Wagner_to_Virtual_Reality 3.57 7 Multimedia presents the fascinating dialogue between the arts and sciences over the last half-century that made today's multimedia possible. Scientists like Vannevar Bush, Douglas Englebart, Norbert Wiener; artists like John Cage, Nam June Paik, and William Gibson--their groundbreaking visions are brought together here for the first time, given historical context, and embedded in a clear explanation of the core concepts behind multimedia. Multimedia will be required reading for anyone who has built a Web site, studied computer graphics, or wondered at the rapid birth and evolution of the new media now changing every aspect of our lives. Introduction by William Gibson.]]> 356114 3.49 41 9 2917387 3.57 7 0 9226 3.73 53375 3066 2917388 3.57 7 0 2001 663271 0393323757 9780393323757 1 <![CDATA[Multimedia: From Wagner to Virtual Reality, Expanded Edition]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176899349m/663271.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176899349s/663271.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/663271.Multimedia_From_Wagner_to_Virtual_Reality_Expanded_Edition 3.75 4 The Invisible Computer.

In "an evocative whirlwind tour through 100 years of work" (Wired), Packer and Jordan bring together an "historically significant" (Slashdot) collection of the groundbreaking visions of scientists like Vannevar Bush, Douglas Englebart, and Norbert Wiener, and artists like John Cage, Nam June Paik, and William Gibson. Their insightful explanations of the core concepts behind multimedia provide historical context that "reads like a Western civ of modern media" (Film/Tape World).

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