Distrust That Particular Flavor
By: William Gibson
Edition: First edition
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons
Published: January 3, 2012
Place of publication: New York City, New York, USA
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 259
ISBN-13: 9780399158438; 9780670921546
Copyright date: 2011
Description: Known primarily as a novelist, Gibson has, over thirty years, been approached by different publication to share his insights into contemporary culture. The resulting essays are collected here for the first time.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: label: Introduction: African Thumb Piano
pagenum: 1; label: Rocket Radio
pagenum: 7; label: Since 1948
pagenum: 19; label: Any ‘Mount of World
pagenum: 27; label: The Baddest Dude on Earth
pagenum: 35; label: Talk for Book Expo, New York
pagenum: 41; label: Dead Man Sings
pagenum: 49; label: Up the Line
pagenum: 55; label: Disneyland with the Death Penalty
pagenum: 69; label: Mr. Buk’s Window
pagenum: 91; label: Shiny Balls of Mud: Hikaru Doradango and Tokyu Hands
pagenum: 97; label: An Invitation
pagenum: 105; label: Metrophagy: The Art and Science of Digesting Great Cities
pagenum: 113; label: Modern Boys and Mobile Girls
pagenum: 121; label: My Obsession
pagenum: 131; label: My Own Private Tokyo
pagenum: 155; label: The Road to Oceania
pagenum: 165; label: Skip Spence’s Jeans
pagenum: 173; label: Terminal City
pagenum: 179; label: Introduction: “The Body”
pagenum: 185; label: The Net is a Waste of Time
pagenum: 191; label: Time Machine Cuba
pagenum: 199; label: Will We Have Computer Chips in Our Heads?
pagenum: 211; label: William Gibson’s Filmless Festival
pagenum: 219; label: Johnny: Notes on a Process
pagenum: 235; label: Googling the Cyborg
pagenum: 243