A bunch of folks have asked me why there isn't a Kindle edition of Invention of Air; I've inquired about this, and apparently one is coming imminently. I will post news of its arrival as soon as it's out.
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The Basics
- I'm a father of three boys, husband of one wife, and author of seven books, and co-founder of three web sites. We spend most of the year in Marin County, California though I'm on the road a lot giving talks. (You can see the full story here.) Personal correspondence should go to sbeej at earthlink dot net. Media requests should go to Matthew.Venzon at us.penguingroup dot com. If you're interested in having me speak at an event, drop a line to Wesley Neff at the Leigh Bureau (WesN at Leighbureau dot com.)
My Books
Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation
An exploration of environments that lead to breakthrough innovation, in science, technology, business, and the arts. I conceived it as the closing book in a trilogy on innovative thinking, after Ghost Map and Invention. But in a way, it completes an investigation that runs through all the books. Sold more copies in hardcover than anything else I've written.The Invention of Air
The story of the British radical chemist Joseph Priestley, who ended up having a Zelig-like role in the American Revolution. My version of a founding fathers book, and a reminder that most of the Enlightenment was driven by open source ideals.The Ghost Map
The latest: the story of a terrifying outbreak of cholera in 1854 London 1854 that ended up changing the world. An idea book wrapped around a page-turner. I like to think of it as a sequel to Emergence if Emergence had been a disease thriller. You can see a trailer for the book here.Everything Bad Is Good for You: How Today's Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter
The title says it all. This one sparked a slightly insane international conversation about the state of pop culture -- and particularly games. There were more than a few dissenters, but the response was more positive than I had expected. And it got me on The Daily Show, which made it all worthwhile.Mind Wide Open : Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Everyday Life
My first best-seller, and the only book I've written in which I appear as a recurring character, subjecting myself to a battery of humiliating brain scans. The last chapter on Freud and the neuroscientific model of the mind is one of my personal favorites.Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software
The story of bottom-up intelligence, from slime mold to Slashdot. Probably the most critically well-received all my books, and the one that has influenced the most eclectic mix of fields: political campaigns, web business models, urban planning, the war on terror.Interface Culture : How New Technology Transforms the Way We Create and Communicate
My first. The book I wrote instead of finishing my dissertation. Still in print almost a decade later, and still relevant, I think. But I haven't read it in a while, so who knows what's in there!
Awesome. I've clicked repeatedly on the "i want a kindle edition" at amazon. will add it to the collection!
Posted by: Mark Josephson | January 06, 2009 at 06:48 AM
Dear Mr Johnson,
I'm writing to you from Pixcom Productions, a television and film production company based in Montreal, Canada.
We're currently producing a documentary series for the History Channel and the ARTE network called "Trashopolis." It tells the story of how societies through the ages have dealt with trash and waste, and how that spurred advances in medicine, public health and urban design that shaped the world's great cities.
Our first episode will focus on London, and one of the stories we'd like to tell involves the history of infectious diseases - in particular, the 1854 cholera outbreak.
I was wondering if I could give you a call some time in the next week or so to ask you a few questions. If that would be ok, please let me know when would be a convenient time to call, and where you can be reached.
Regards,
Greg Gransden
Researcher
Pixcom Productions
Tel: (514) 273-9800
Posted by: Greg Gransden | January 06, 2009 at 12:12 PM
Nice.
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Just purchased my Kindle edition this morning. Sweet!!
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