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Jill Owens: IMG The Powells.com Interview with Margaret Atwood

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margaretatwoodIn her 2003 novel Oryx and Crake, Margaret Atwood describes a future after humanity had been almost entirely wiped out by a plague. Jimmy, aka Snowman, lives... Continue »
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    The Year of the Flood

    Margaret Atwood

The Soul of a New Machine

by Tracy Kidder

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Tracy Kidder's Pulitzer Prize winning phenomenon! From the bestselling author of "House and "Among Schoolchildren comes the astonishing true story of the "Hardy Boys" and "Microkids" of Data General Corporation--dedicated technological wizards who envisioned the impossible...then battled time, corporate intrigue and the odds to bring their dream to breathtaking lilfe. A momentous achievement, "The Soul Of A New Machine is the epic an unforgettable human adventure--an enthralling celebration of the eternal spirit of American invention.


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Product Details

ISBN:
9780380711154
Author:
Kidder, Tracy
Publisher:
Quill LANGUAGE: eng
Location:
New York :
Subject:
History
Subject:
Computer Engineering
Subject:
Computer engineering -- Popular works.
Subject:
General Computers
Copyright:
1981
Series Volume:
no. 123
Publication Date:
19900901
Binding:
Trade Paper
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
304
Dimensions:
8.00x5.25x.85 in. .57 lbs.
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