The Eudaemonic Pie

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Houghton Mifflin, 1985 - Computers - 324 pages
 

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Contents

PROLOGUE Glitter Gulch
1
THIRTEEN The City of Computation
231
FOURTEEN Rebel Science
253
EPILOGUE The Intergalactic Infandibulum
313
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About the author (1985)

Thomas A. Bass is the author of "The Eudaemonic Pie" & several other books. He writes for "Wired," "The New Yorker," & many other magazines. He lives in Clinton, New York.

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TitleThe Eudaemonic Pie
AuthorThomas A. Bass
PublisherHoughton Mifflin, 1985
ISBN0395353351, 9780395353356
Length324 pages
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Computers / Hardware / General
Games & Activities / Gambling / General
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