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How Mobile Communication Is Reshaping Social Cohesion Rich Ling “I turn to Rich Ling first when I want to get beyond hype and conjecture regarding the social uses and impacts of mobile media. His new book is a milestone. Anyone who wants to know how our use of mobile phones is changing our social lives should read this book.” — Howard Rheingold, author of Tools for Thought, The Virtual Community, and Smart Mobs Visit our website to hear a podcast featuring this author 256 pp., 1 illus., $24.95 cloth

Digital Apollo

Human and Machine in Spaceflight

David A. Mindell

“David Mindell’s very important and accessible book precisely dissects Apollo history, proving Apollo a harbinger of our current digital era.” — Charles Simonyi, President and CEO, Intentional Software, and Participant, Soyuz TMA- 10 Mission to the International Space Station, April 2007 456 pp., 54 illus., $29.95 cloth

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