{"product_id":"the-company-we-keep-david-alan-grier-9780769547640","title":"The Company We Keep","description":"In his new book, David Alan Grier tells the stories that technical papers omit. Moving beyond the stereotypes of nerds and social misfits, \u003ci\u003eThe Company We Keep\u003c\/i\u003e explores the community of people who build, use, and govern modern computing technology. The essays are both insightful and intimate, showing the impact of technology and the human character behind it. This book examines the development of digital technology by describing how this technology affects the communities that build, adapt, govern, and dispose of it. Centering on Washington, DC, many of the essays use Washington not only as an example of a community but also as a metaphor for how computing technology has connected individuals more closely and more firmly to the centers of political power, economic power, social power, and cultural power. Based on the author's popular column \"The Known World\" in \u003ci\u003eComputer\u003c\/i\u003e magazine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Alan Grier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0769547648\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780769547640\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e IEEE Computer Society Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.01w x 0.62d","brand":"David Alan Grier","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48216505516287,"sku":"9780769547640","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_029e1f82-3d17-4151-9121-cf93f17b42b2.jpg?v=1771991452","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-company-we-keep-david-alan-grier-9780769547640","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}