- Hardcover: 215 pages
- Publisher: Crown Publications; First Edition edition (Sep 1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0517595753
- ISBN-13: 978-0517595756
- Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 13.7 x 0.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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296,614 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #54 in Books > Humour > Computers & Internet
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Provides a humorous look inside the world of modern computer technology and the Internet, from the perspective of a passionate computer geek with a penchant for the latest in computer gizmos and gadgets.
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The first human beings didn't need computers, because they had no numbers. Read the first page
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The gem in this book is the "novelette" about meeting online,
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This book is really funny for techie types, and Shadoe Stevens does an unbelievably great job of reading it on the tapes, but the key thing is the long story in the middle about a non-techie housewife meeting someone online ... she created a chat room called "knows how to spell", which kept the riff raff out. It's a must for anyone, not just computer types. It's so funny that I can't believe they haven't made it into a movie and won all the academy awards.
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The funniest book I've ever read! 9.5!,
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This review is from: Dave Barry in Cyberspace (Hardcover)
Mr. Barry's book is, undoubtedly, the funniest book I have ever read. It made me laugh at the ludicrousy of computers, the Internet, and life. I laughed through the entire book and nearly passed out at times from lack of oxygen.The ONLY reason why I would not give this book the 10 it really deserves is because I thought the "adult stuff" was really too much. I would not let anyone read this who was under twelve or thirteen years of age. I think that at least SOME of it could have been taken out and the book would have been just as enjoyable. This is one of those rare books that while reading it, the person sitting next to me had to turn to me and say, in this really concerned voice, "Are you okay?"
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My two cents,
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Well, everybody and his dog has already reviewed Dave Barry in Cyberspace, but I had to throw my two cents in: Thanks, Dave, for coining the term "WGU" (Whirring Grinding Unit). Now everybody I know who uses a computer uses that term. Congratulations on making the already over-wordy English language one word wordier - it's a word we desperately needed.
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