The Age of Earthquakes: A Guide to the Extreme Present

As an artist, anything that breaks the confinement of an old idea is a must. The words are often more pictorial in this book. It feels like a nice updated treatment of the “medium is the massage” with a shrewd look at our disintegrated past & the ever-evolving future. It tells the story of our human experience in the present and future by poking a bit of fun at our new digitally enslaved selves, without being too righteous, which was a welcome relief. An easy half hour read, but a definite must for lovers of the book. I loved that despite these three incredibly fertile & intelligentsia-ranked authors, you wanted to just sit & have a beer with them- and talk about anything other than the internet.

I bought this because I liked another one of Douglas Coupland's books (Microserfs). This one is super short even though it has a lot of pages--many pages are a single sentence! (I think) this is about the ever increasing pace of technology (and life) and how it's exhausting trying to keep up. I finished it in about an hour and was like "What was the point of that?"

I feel duped. I ordered it for my Kindle and the entire book is practically all images. How can I possibly enjoy this? If you want this book be sure to buy the hardcopy.

How accurate that we use substances expecting the substances to tell us who we are. Yet substances only alleviate the symptoms of an inability to know who we are. Mental health issues dramatically rise amongst the the young as their living memory is void of experience with the increase of screen time when no memory can be created. Perhaps that is what addiction is: when one gives up searching for who they are. Perhaps the inability to know who we are is reflective of the technological age. Every time I see a cell phone I think about the polar ice caps melting. Then Nepal happened....

great book. talented artists. makes you think about digital surroundings.

I check this book once in a while, it's a deep stuff, very relevant to internet age

Eye-opening look at the non-singularity prospects for the internet and people in the future. Clear trends are eased out to their natural extremes and combined to describe unconsidered (by the public at large) consequences. It will join my copy of The Third Millenium: A History fo the World 2000-3000 AD http://smile.amazon.com/third-millennium-history-world-2000-3000/dp/0283992115/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1431098955&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Third+Millennium%3A+A+History+of+the+World+AD+2000-3000

I show this to all my friends.

I saw one of the authors interviewed on 'C4 News' and my interest was piqued enough to buy myself a copy - I'm extremely glad that I did.I have loved (almost) every page. The others scared me.I am in my forties, have worked with web design tech geeks in the very early nineties, when 'The Internet' was a fairy-tale that nerds talked to each other about in hushed tones and Netscape were the Google of the day - I've worked for IT companies and I've run three web-based businesses, one of which actually worked and made money and I have a huge professional and personal interest in sociology, philosophy, interpersonal psychology etc - so I am already perhaps a pretty soft target for this book - but I think anyone alive today, using the internet (which is everyone except my Dad, I think?) with any kind of philosophical interest, fans of PK Dick novels, love of technology etc will get a lot out of this. It's all about today and tomorrow, and even more so about the day after that - which will be a Thursday (they all will) .Bursting with insight and the occasional warning (?).It's both a great book and not even a book - it's like the internet wrote a comedic parody of a book about the internet - but with the prime directive being a cliche about pictures speaking a thousand words.....I recommend it wholeheartedly (and so does UniTodd)

Apart the great delivery capabilities that amazon has shiwn during the years , looking at the contents I have some doubts.Probably being not english mothertounge I was not able to catch all what written although underlying concepts are brilliant.For this reason the book did not pull my strings.I think author should be less intellectual and sophisticated and more talking to people in an easy language

Un saggio, un racconto, un libro d'arte...non è facile definirlo, però è una lezione su tutto. Sul presente, su come si fa arte oggi, su come vedere il mondo. Design pazzesco, prezzo incredibile.

Not what I expected. I didn't think the book would be completely illustrated, but nevertheless it was a thought-provoking and intriguing read. It explains how technology has affected us and how we are now, compared to what we were. It delves into the implications that communication technology has had on us as a species and on the world around us. I personally believe that technology is one of the most significant forms of which we have and will improve ourselves, but I am always cautious because something that may seem to help us, can actually impair us. Very good selection of images that illustrate the authors point. I would definitely recommend this book if someone wants a short but deep read.

The Age of Earthquakes è un volume che riprende per così dire il discorso intrapreso da Marshall McLuhan e Quentin Fiore in "The Medium in the massage". Ottimo strumento didattico e di aggiornamento riguardo le "nuove estetiche" (Post-Internet e "Digital Folklore" in senso espanso).