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The faster I go, the behinder I get, runs the rustic saw, which would have made a good epigraph to James Gleick's Faster: The Acceleration of Just About Everything. For that matter, so would the famous cry from Walt Kelly's comic strip, Pogo, We have met the enemy, and he is us, because in just about everything we modern
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speeding up of the world around us has, in fact, never left modern man. Thus, in 1999 James Gleick in his book Faster observes (in its subtitle). “the acceleration of just about everything", while Douglas Coupland a few years earlier presents his celebrated Generation X book (in its subtitle) as “tales for an accelerated culture"
James Gleick is an American author and historian of science whose work has chronicled the cultural impact of modern technology. Recognized for his writing about complex subjects through the techniques of narrative nonfiction, he has been called "one of the great science writers of all time". Gleick's books include the
12 Sep 1999 So let's save all these busy people a few minutes of their precious time and cut straight to the useful stuff: James Gleick's ''Faster: The Acceleration of Just About Everything'' is nimble, smart, often funny, and -- best of all -- fast. Imagine a lite, carbonated, caffeine-containing beverage with just a slightly tart
Technological advances in time measurement and time-saving devices have been fueled by the ever-quickening pace of our lives. Or is it the other way around? Gleick, twice nominated for the National Bo.
Society, it is often said and seemingly felt, is accelerating. According to James. Gleick (1999) in his “Faster: The Acceleration of just about everything" this acceleration applies to love, life, speech, politics, work, TV, leisure and, well, everything. Gleick is not alone in this sort of apprehension. Summarising the literature on the.
"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,

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