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About the Book

The Internet. Home to the most important and intimate aspects of our lives. Our careers, our relationships, our selves, all of them are out there - online. So, where is that exactly?

'The Internet really IS a series of tubes! Who knew?' David Pogue, The New York Times

'Utterly engrossing. Even the most geek-wary of readers will enjoy' Independent
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In Tubes Andrew Blum takes us on a gripping backstage tour of the real but hidden world of the Internet, introducing us to the remarkable clan of insiders and eccentrics who own, design and run it every day.

He uncovers the secret data warehouses where our online selves are stored, peels back the wires that transport us across the globe, reveals its mammoth hubs and surprising alley-ways, explaining what the Internet actually is, where it is, how it got there - and, yes, what happens when it breaks.
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'Entertaining and illuminating. Excels at rooting the Internet in real-world locations. Full of memorable images that make its complex architecture easier to comprehend' Observer

'An excellent introduction to the nuts and bolts of how exactly it all works' Economist

'Blum is perhaps the millennial generation's John McPhee, chronicling an arcane journey of deep relevance to everyday life' Forbes

'All too awesome to behold. Andrew Blum's fascinating book demystifies the earthly geography of this most ethereal terra incognita' Joshua Foer, author of Moonwalking with Einstein

'Compelling and profound. You will never open an e-mail in quite the same way again' Tom Vanderbilt, author of Traffic



About the Author :
Andrew Blum writes about architecture, infrastructure and technology for many publications, including the New Yorker, The New York Times, Bloomberg Businessweek, Slate and Popular Science. He is a correspondent for Wired, a contributing editor to Metropolis and lives in his hometown of New York City.

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Utterly engrossing. The year's most original and stimulating 'travel' book. Even the most geek-wary of readers will enjoy Entertaining and illuminating. Excels at rooting the Internet in real-world locations. Full of memorable images that make its complex architecture easier to comprehend An engaging reminder that, cyber-Utopianism aside, the Internet is as much a thing of flesh and steel as any industrial-age lumber mill or factory ... An excellent introduction to the nuts and bolts of how exactly it all works and a timely antidote to oft-repeated abstractions about "cyberspace" or "cloud computing" Makes hard-to-grasp concepts easy to understand, even obvious. The history, in particular, is one of the best and most memorable I have ever read A Quixotic and winning book with a knack for bundling packets of data into memorable observations. This valuable book leaves you with its share of unsettling visions, but there are comic ones too For a full understanding of the Internet on every level, this book is a must-read A great, playful, wondrous read Blum is perhaps the millennial generation's John McPhee, chronicling an arcane journey of deep relevance to everyday life. For non-techies, the book is a very accessible revelation All too awesome to behold. Andrew Blum's fascinating book demystifies the earthly geography of this most ethereal terra incognita A brilliantly smart idea executed with investigative skill and flair. Readers will never send an email so carelessly again.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780670919000
  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0670919004
  • Publisher Date: 07 Jun 2012
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • Sub Title: Behind the Scenes at the Internet


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