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Sep 05, 2000 | ISBN 9780679775485

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    About Faster

    From the bestselling, National Book Award-nominated author of Genius and Chaos, a bracing new work about the accelerating pace of change in today’s world.

    Most of us suffer some degree of “hurry sickness.” a malady that has launched us into the “epoch of the nanosecond,” a need-everything-yesterday sphere dominated by cell phones, computers, faxes, and remote controls. Yet for all the hours, minutes, and even seconds being saved, we’re still filling our days to the point that we have no time for such basic human activities as eating, sex, and relating to our families. Written with fresh insight and thorough research, Faster is a wise and witty look at a harried world not likely to slow down anytime soon.

    About Faster

    From the bestselling, National Book Award-nominated author of Genius and Chaos, a bracing new work about the accelerating pace of change in today’s world.

    Most of us suffer some degree of “hurry sickness.” a malady that has launched us into the “epoch of the nanosecond,” a need-everything-yesterday sphere dominated by cell phones, computers, faxes, and remote controls. Yet for all the hours, minutes, and even seconds being saved, we’re still filling our days to the point that we have no time for such basic human activities as eating, sex, and relating to our families. Written with fresh insight and thorough research, Faster is a wise and witty look at a harried world not likely to slow down anytime soon.

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    About James Gleick

    James Gleick is our leading chronicler of science and technology, the bestselling author of Chaos: Making a New Science, Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman, and The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood. His books have been translated into 30… More about James Gleick

    About James Gleick

    James Gleick is our leading chronicler of science and technology, the bestselling author of Chaos: Making a New Science, Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman, and The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood. His books have been translated into 30… More about James Gleick

    Product Details

    Category: Science & Technology | Psychology

    Paperback | $16.95
    Published by Vintage
    Sep 05, 2000 | 352 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780679775485

    Category: Science & Technology | Audiobooks | Psychology

    Audiobook Download | $15.00
    Published by Random House Audio
    Feb 01, 2011 | 308 Minutes | ISBN 9780307915085
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    "Fascinating and disturbing, amusing and informative, Faster is an eclectic stew combining history, academic research, and anecdotes drawn from the popular media." —The Boston Globe

    "Well written and enjoyable. . . . A book that demands your attention." —The Christian Science Monitor

    "Nimble, smart, often funny, and–best of all–fast." —The New York Times Book Review

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