@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Thu, 25 Jan 1996 From: Gary Chapman <•••@••.•••> Subject: New Book on Cyberculture To: Multiple recipients of list CYBER-SOC <•••@••.•••> New and Recommended: Escape Velocity: Cyberculture at the End of the Century By Mark Dery Grove Press, 1996 A pretty wild and entertaining look at "cyberculture," including all the hype and a healthy dose of skepticism, from a journalist who has a distinct and rather baroque style of writing that I find fun. Covers all the personalities of cyberpunk, raves, computer sex, music, "posthuman" beings, and all the other nutty things going on these days. Lots of fun and educational too. Mark and I went to college together, years ago, so I'm happy to flog his new book (in which I also appear -- but NOT in the chapter on cybersex!). He previously edited another fun and useful collection, Flame Wars, which includes my essay, "Taming the Computer" (Duke University Press, 1994). (Together, we'll sell some books!) -- Gary Gary Chapman Coordinator The 21st Century Project LBJ School of Public Affairs Drawer Y, University Station University of Texas Austin, TX 78713 (512) 471-8326 Electronic mail: •••@••.••• http://www.utexas.edu/depts/lbj-school/21cp/ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Thu, 25 Jan 96 From: Larry + Jennie <•••@••.•••> Subject: Politics of Heroin Politics of Heroin by Alfred McCoy was reissued in 1991. I saw it at Barnes & Noble last week. I know a journalism student who had to read it for a class. Good luck finding it. McCoy is a historian who documented the story well. Larry @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~--~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~ Posted by Richard K. Moore (•••@••.•••) Wexford, Ireland •••@••.••• | Cyberlib=http://www.internet-eireann.ie/cyberlib Materials may be reposted in their entirety for non-commercial use. ~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~--~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~
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