{"product_id":"9781908968135-close-to-the-machine","title":"Close to the Machine","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTechnophilia and Its Discontents\u003cbr\u003eClose to the Machine, Ellen Ullman's cult classic memoir of the world of computers in the 1980s and early 1990s is an insight into a world we rarely see up-close but which permeates all of our lives ever more deeply. Includes a new introduction by Jaron Lanier, author of You are Not a Gadget (Penguin).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eClose to the Machine: Technophilia and Its Discontents\u003c\/em\u003e, Ellen Ullman's cult classic memoir of the world of computers in the 1980s and early 1990s, is an insight of a world we rarely see up close.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Astonishing. impossible to put down\"\u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"We see the seduction at the heart of programming: embedded in the hijinks and hieroglyphics are the esoteric mysteries of the human mind\"\u003cbr\u003e— \u003cem\u003eWired\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eClose to the Machine\u003c\/em\u003e has become a cult classic: Ellen Ullman's humane, insightful, and beautifully written memoir explores the ever-complicating intersections between people and technology; the strange ecstasies of programming; the messiness of life and the artful efficiency of code. It is a deeply personal, prescient account of working at the forefront of computing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a new introduction by Jaron Lanier, author of \u003cem\u003eYou Are Not a Gadget\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"By turns hilarious and sobering, this slim gem of a book chronicles the Silicon Valley way of life. full of delicately profound insights into work, money, love, and the search for a life that matters\"\u003cbr\u003e— \u003cem\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEllen Ullman\u003c\/b\u003e's \u003cem\u003eClose to the Machine\u003c\/em\u003e, a memoir of her time as a software engineer during the early years of the internet revolution, became a cult classic and established her as a writer of considerable talent; with her second book, \u003cem\u003eThe Bug\u003c\/em\u003e, she became an acclaimed and vital novelist; \u003cem\u003eBy Blood\u003c\/em\u003e is her third. All three titles are published in the UK by Pushkin Press. Her essays and opinion pieces have been widely published in venues such as \u003cem\u003eHarper's\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSalon\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eWired\u003c\/em\u003e. She lives in San Francisco.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40945899405409,"sku":"9781908968135","price":8.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29821658.jpg?v=1725782154","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781908968135-close-to-the-machine","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}