MICHAEL S. MALONE is one of the nation's best-known technology writers. He is the current ABCNews.com "Silicon Insider" columnist and editor-in-chief of the Silicon Valley new site, Edgelings.com. A former "New York Times "columnist, Malone has also contributed numerous articles and editorials to "The Wall Street Journal, The Economist "and "Fortune." He has also authored and co-authored more than a dozen books, notably the best-selling "Virtual Corporation, Bill & Dave "and "The Future Arrived Yesterday. "M alone holds an MBA from Santa Clara University, is an honorary fellow of the Said Business School at Oxford University, and is a Distinguished Friend of Oxford University.
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pioneer and venture capitalist" Ingenious, richly complex account
of how humans exchange, record, preserve and manipulate information
. . . An original, fascinating scientific history of how human
memory and a series of inventions have driven the advance of
civilization. "Kirkus, starred review" Premier technology writer
Malone transforms our understanding of memory, human and
artificial. After a vivid account of the evolution of the brain, he
charts the developments that enabled our ancestors to acquire
language, the first step in sharing memories and knowledge. With
informed pleasure in the ingenuity involved, Malone deepens our
appreciation for the development of increasingly sophisticated
forms of memory preservation, organization, and communication while
delving into the personalities and lives of both celebrated and
forgotten technical visionaries. "Booklist, starred review" In this
sweeping and ambitious story . . . Malone celebrates the power of
memory and the freedom it provides us while at the same time
cautioning us to guard our memories and protect the record of our
time in the world. "Publisher's Weekly""
"Health care costs continue to escalate, and every day the news
brings us new or conflicting research about cancer treatments, if
salt is actually good for you, how much fat is healthy, what role
do your genes play in your health. Readers are looking for ways to
take control of their health. They are turning increasingly to
mindfulness and food as medicine. In the area of nutrition and diet
as ways of managing health, for example, Tana Amen ("The Omni
Diet") writes extensively on how to reverse illness and influence
gene expression with the food you eat." --Marc Andreessen, Web
pioneer and venture capitalist"Ingenious, richly complex account of
how humans exchange, record, preserve and manipulate information .
. . An original, fascinating scientific history of how human memory
and a series of inventions have driven the advance of
civilization." --"Kirkus", starred review
"Premier technology writer Malone transforms our understanding of
memory, human and artificial. After a vivid account of the
evolution of the brain, he charts the developments that enabled our
ancestors to acquire language, the first step in sharing memories
and knowledge. With informed pleasure in the ingenuity involved,
Malone deepens our appreciation for the development of increasingly
sophisticated forms of memory preservation, organization, and
communication while delving into the personalities and lives of
both celebrated and forgotten technical visionaries." --"Booklist,
" starred review
"In this sweeping and ambitious story . . . Malone celebrates the
power of memory and the freedom it provides us while at the same
time cautioning us to guard our memories and protect the record of
our time in the world." --"Publisher's Weekly"
"Ingenious, richly complex account of how humans exchange, record,
preserve and manipulate information . . . An original, fascinating
scientific history of how human memory and a series of inventions
have driven the advance of civilization." --"Kirkus", starred
review
"In this sweeping and ambitious story . . . Malone celebrates the
power of memory and the freedom it provides us while at the same
time cautioning us to guard our memories and protect the record of
our time in the world." --"Publisher's Weekly"
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