{"product_id":"distrust-that-particular-flavor-1","title":"Distrust that Particular Flavor","description":"\u003cp\u003e'The future's already here- it's just not evenly distributed'\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWilliam Gibson was writing fiction when he predicted the internet. And as his stories bled into reality so he became one of the first to report on the real-world consequences of cyberspace's growth and development.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow, with the dust settling on the first internet revolution, comes Gibson's first collection of non-fiction - essays from the technological and cultural frontiers of this new world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCovering a variety of subjects, they include-\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eMetrophagy - the Art and Science of Digesting Great Cities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn account of obsession in 'the world's attic' - eBay\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReasons why 'The Net is a Waste of Time'\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSingapore as 'Disneyland with the Death Penalty'\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA primer on Japan, our default setting for the future\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese and many other pieces, collected for the first time in Distrust that Particular Flavour, are studded with revealing autobiographical fragments and map the development of Gibson's acute perceptions about modern life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHere then is a guide to the new territory we find ourselves in - written by one of its discoverers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePraise for William Gibson\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'A terrific writer. Gibson is a prophet and a satirist, a black comedian and an astounding architect of cool. He's also responsible for much of the world we live in.' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpectator\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Part-detective story, part-cultural snapshot . . . all bound by Gibson's pin-sharp prose.' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eArena\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 259\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e G.P. Putnam's Sons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780670921546\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"G.P. Putnam's Sons","offers":[{"title":"Standard Secondhand — £3.01","offer_id":47958435430577,"sku":"SB-0670921548-C3","price":3.01,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/0670921548.jpg?v=1790050900","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/distrust-that-particular-flavor-1","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}