Books
by John Brockman on the Web
By
The Late John Brockman (1969)
"The
most important book since Wittgenstein's Tractatus."
Alan
Watts, philosopher, author of The Way of Zen
"A
remarkable achievement....all who are concerned about the violence committed in
the name of language will appreciate the useful uselessness of Brockman's un-book."
Heinz Von Foerster, Chairman (Emeritus) of the Board of Directors
of the American Society for Cybernetics and Editor of The Cybernetics of Cybernetics.
"A unique living fishnet
which captures important ideas... there are flashes of cosmic humor, dispassionate
critiques, important operations of the mind, and a super head trip."
John C. Lilly, M.D.; author of Mind of the Dolphin
"Part
of John Brockman's radical and yet strangely ancient strategy is to embrace those
various avenues beyond thought and language that lead directly toward illuminations
of the present, toward, in effect, liberation. To occupy those spaces is to be
very high indeed."
Rudolph Wurlitzer, novelist; author of Nog.
The
Third Culture (1995)
"Astonishing...the
most important book on how science is done since The Double Helix."
New Scientist
"Fascinating...reading
The Third Culture is....like playing tennis with someone whos better than
you are. It will really make you stretch those mental muscles."
San
Francisco Chronicle
"...the
Michael Ovitz of the New Intellectual Elite....High octane literary agent John
Brockman has been a powerful presence in the American cultural vanguard for the
past 30 years."
Wired
"Captivating....undoubtedly
a valuable and engrossing document."
Nature
"
A provocative author and intellectual himself....he is the lead catalyst for the
books title concept."
The Philadelphia Enquirer
"....makes
for surprisingly good reading. The voices of the scholars Brockman has edted are
clear fluent and insightful...one gets a good feel for the kind of intellectual
ferment that attracted Brockman to scientists. "
The Sciences
"A
rousing read full of bloodthirsty intellectual combat."
Stewart
Brand
Digerati:
Encounters with the Cyber Elite (1996)
"Never
less than fascinating, either because some of the pundits are interesting or because
they slag each other off. Oddly enough, everyone is relentlessly polite about
Bill Gates. Fun to dip into."
The Guardian
"A
worthy read--the revenge of the nerd is far from over, and this book might just
show you why."
Diane Anderson, San Francisco Review
"Readers
get the joy of listening to these fascinating people speak--sometimes from their
well-polished soapboxes and sometimes with their guards down. Many of these people
we know from their writings, but there's a fresh rhythm and excitement to their
words when they come from their mouths instead of their word processors."
Cyberculture Editor, Amazon.com - Recommended Book