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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 who’s 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 book’s 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