{"product_id":"upgrading-america-zoltan-istvan-9780988616158","title":"Upgrading America: The Political Writings of Zoltan Istvan","description":"After publishing his bestselling novel \u003ci\u003eThe Transhumanist Wager\u003c\/i\u003e in 2013, Zoltan Istvan began frequently writing essays about the future. A former journalist with National Geographic, Istvan's essays spanned topics from the Singularity to cyborgism to radical longevity to futurist philosophy. He also wrote about politics as he made a surprisingly popular run for the US Presidency in 2016, touring the country aboard his coffin-shaped Immortality Bus, which \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine \u003c\/i\u003ecalled \"The great sarcophagus of the American highway...a metaphor of life itself.\" Zoltan's provocative campaign and radical tech-themed articles garnered him the title of the \"Science Candidate\" by his supporters. Many of his writings-published in \u003ci\u003eVice, Quartz, Slate, The Guardian, International Living, Yahoo! News, Gizmodo, TechCruch, Psychology Today, Salon, New Scientist, Business Insider, The Daily Dot, Maven, Cato Institute, The Daily Caller, Metro, International Business Times, Wired UK, IEEE Spectrum, The San Francisco Chronicle, Newsweek, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-went viral on the internet, garnishing millions of reads and tens of thousands of comments. His articles-often seen as controversial, provocative, and secular-elevated him to worldwide recognition as one of the de facto leaders of the burgeoning transhumanism movement. Here are many of those watershed essays again, organized, edited, and occasionally readapted by the author in this comprehensive nonfiction work, \u003ci\u003e Upgrading America: The Political Writings of Zoltan Istvan. \u003c\/i\u003eAlso included are some of Zoltan's new writings, never published before. This book is part of a 7-book box set collection of his essential work, the \u003ci\u003eZoltan Istvan Futurist Collection\u003c\/i\u003e, focusing on futurism, secularism, life extension, politics, philosophy, transhumanism and his early writings. He partially edited the collection during his studies at the University of Oxford. Enjoy reading about the future according to Zoltan Istvan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Zoltan Istvan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0988616157\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780988616158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rudi Ventures LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/28\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.43d","brand":"Zoltan Istvan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43941004148991,"sku":"9780988616158","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_edfde018-50f4-43a2-9819-65dfe9d86eaf.jpg?v=1681450366","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/upgrading-america-zoltan-istvan-9780988616158","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}