{"product_id":"program-or-be-programmed-ten-commands-for-a-digital-age","title":"Program or Be Programmed: Ten Commands for a Digital Age","description":"A friendly little book with a big and actionable message helps readers come to recognize programming as the new literacy of the digital age.\n\nThe debate over whether the Net is good or bad for us fills the airwaves and the blogosphere. But for all the heat of claim and counter-claim, the argument is essentially beside the point: It’s here; it’s everywhere. The real question is, do we direct technology, or do we let ourselves be directed by it and those who have mastered it? “Choose the former,” writes Rushkoff, “and you gain access to the control panel of civilization. Choose the latter, and it could be the last real choice you get to make.”\n\nIn this spirited, accessible guide to poetics of new media, Rushkoff picks up where Marshall McLuhan left off to create a template through which to see beyond the social conventions and power structures that have vexed us for centuries. In ten chapters, composed of ten “commands” accompanied by original illustrations from comic artist Leland Purvis, Rushkoff provides cyber enthusiasts and technophobes alike with the guidelines to navigate this new universe.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 159376426X\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: 31UIGP000DDL_ns\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Rushkoff, Douglas|Purvis, Leland\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43417384058941,"sku":"31UIGP000DDL_ns","price":6.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/159376426X-0.jpg?v=1785619953","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/program-or-be-programmed-ten-commands-for-a-digital-age","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}