http://dir.salon.com/topics/technology_books/?source=rss&aim=technology_books en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT By Scott Rosenberg Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/excerpt/2009/07/06/scott_rosenberg/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/excerpt/2009/07/06/scott_rosenberg/index.html?source=rss As old media struggles for relevance, the once-maligned blogosphere proves it's as transformative as the telephone By Thomas Rogers and Matthew Fishbane Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/2007/07/06/harry_potter/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/2007/07/06/harry_potter/index.html?source=rss Who will survive "The Deathly Hallows"? Elizabeth Hand, Kelly Link, Steve Almond -- and Stephen Amidon's children -- join Salon staff and place their bets. By Charles Fishman Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2006/01/23/walmart_effect/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2006/01/23/walmart_effect/index.html?source=rss How can Wal-Mart sell Chilean salmon for $4.84 a pound? An excerpt from "The Wal-Mart Effect." By Andrew Leonard Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2005/01/24/indian_programmers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2005/01/24/indian_programmers/index.html?source=rss "Debugging Indian Computer Programmers" is a lighthearted, first-person look at a touchy subject. By Andrew Leonard Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2005/01/11/mac/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2005/01/11/mac/index.html?source=rss Andy Hertzfeld's collection of stories about the legendary creation of the Macintosh is full of details only an engineer could love -- and that's why it works. By Andrew Leonard Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2004/10/04/blood_and_oil/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2004/10/04/blood_and_oil/index.html?source=rss The future won't be defined by East vs. West or Christian vs. Muslim. As Michael Klare's new book, "Blood and Oil," shows, it's all about who has, and who wants, the black gold. By Andrew Leonard Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2004/09/22/system/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2004/09/22/system/index.html?source=rss Neal Stephenson's sprawling, intricate "System of the World" caps a vast trilogy of historical and philosophical splendors. By Andrew Leonard Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2004/09/09/dobbs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2004/09/09/dobbs/index.html?source=rss In his new book about outsourcing, the television journalist tells us that he is shocked, SHOCKED, that corporations are treating American workers like crap. By Matthew Yeomans Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2004/09/02/oil/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2004/09/02/oil/index.html?source=rss What's really behind the recent redeployment of U.S. military forces? Making sure no one messes with American access to global energy resources. An excerpt from "Oil: Anatomy of an Industry." By Jeff Nachtigal Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2004/08/10/high_noon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2004/08/10/high_noon/index.html?source=rss Worried about oil running out? Don't look now, but natural gas is next on the endangered hydrocarbons list. By Katharine Mieszkowski Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2004/08/05/boiling_point/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2004/08/05/boiling_point/index.html?source=rss Disasters spawned by global warming are no longer science fiction, Ross Gelbspan argues in "Boiling Point" -- they're already here. By Andrew Leonard Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2004/06/14/amazonia_review/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2004/06/14/amazonia_review/index.html?source=rss James Marcus' exquisitely written tale of five turbulent years at Amazon is exactly what the dot-com retailer's roller-coaster tale deserves: A good book. By James Marcus Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2004/06/14/amazonia_excerpt/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2004/06/14/amazonia_excerpt/index.html?source=rss How a book reviewer went from rags to Amazon riches to slightly better rags. An excerpt from "Amazonia." By Farhad Manjoo Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2004/06/02/crowds/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2004/06/02/crowds/index.html?source=rss James Surowiecki's new book, "The Wisdom of Crowds," argues that diverse groups predict the future better than solo prima donnas. By Andrew Leonard Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2004/06/01/patrick_smith_q_and_a/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2004/06/01/patrick_smith_q_and_a/index.html?source=rss In honor of the publication of his first book, the pilot answers a few more questions ... from his editor. By Patrick Smith Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2004/06/01/patrick_smith_excerpt/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2004/06/01/patrick_smith_excerpt/index.html?source=rss Some thoughts about the absurdity of too much security. An excerpt from "Ask the Pilot: Everything You Need to Know About Air Travel." By Katharine Mieszkowski Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2004/05/19/end_of_oil/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2004/05/19/end_of_oil/index.html?source=rss American consumers won't change their SUV-driving ways until there's a major fuel shortage or a global warming catastrophe, according to the new book "The End of Oil." And by then it may be too late. By Andrew Leonard Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2004/03/15/bioinformatics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2004/03/15/bioinformatics/index.html?source=rss Glyn Moody's "Digital Code of Life" tells the story of the bioinformatic revolution: The merging of computers and molecular biology. By Andrew Leonard Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2004/03/04/codex/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2004/03/04/codex/index.html?source=rss In Lev Grossman's "Codex," an investment banker manages the neat trick of simultaneously getting lost in medieval England and a 21st century computer game. Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/2004/02/24/hazzard/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/2004/02/24/hazzard/index.html?source=rss By Andrew Leonard Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2004/02/18/mind_wide_open/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2004/02/18/mind_wide_open/index.html?source=rss In "Mind Wide Open" Steven Johnson looks under the cranial hood to find out what makes him -- and us -- tick. By Steven Johnson Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2004/02/18/mind_wide_open_excerpt/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2004/02/18/mind_wide_open_excerpt/index.html?source=rss In an excerpt from "Mind Wide Open" Steven Johnson details his attempt to catch his own mind in the act of thinking. By Katharine Mieszkowski Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2004/02/13/power_to_the_people/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2004/02/13/power_to_the_people/index.html?source=rss In "Power to the People," journalist Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran makes a case for markets, not governments, leading us to a green, energy-abundant future.