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Tomorrowland (book)
''Tomorrowland: Our Journey from Science Fiction to Science Fact'' is a 2015 nonfiction book by science journalist Steven Kotler and published by Amazon Publishing. Content The book is composed of a series of essay articles that were published by Kotler in various online news publications, including ''The New York Times'', ''The Atlantic'', and ''Discover''. There are sixteen chapters made up of the same number of articles, each dealing with a different topic of technological innovation in a variety of fields. Critical reception '' Kirkus Reviews'' praised Kotler for not just presenting the technological innovations themselves, but also focusing on the "obsessive people behind the science" and how his insight into their work encompasses a "range from humane and gripping stories of redemption to indifferent research scientists unsure if their developments will even make the world a better place". '' Library Journal'' reviewer Talea Anderson also noted the introduction of each ess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Kotler
Steven Kotler is an American author, journalist, and entrepreneur. He is best known for his non-fiction books, including Abundance'', ''A Small Furry Prayer'', ''West of Jesus'', ''Bold, The Rise of Superman'' and ''Stealing Fire''. Early life and education Kotler was born in Chicago, Illinois. After attending Orange High School in Cleveland, Ohio, he graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1989 with degrees in English and creative writing. In 1993, he received an MA in creative writing from Johns Hopkins University. Author Kotler’s books and articles often deal with the intersection of science and culture, and make frequent and extended use of academic work, particularly in the areas of neuroscience, evolutionary theory, ethology, psychopharmacology and psychology. He has written a total of seven non-fiction books ''Stealing Fire, Tomorrowland, Bold, The Rise of Superman,'' A''bundance'', ''A Small Furry Prayer'', ''West of Jesus'', and two novels ''The Angl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirkus Reviews
''Kirkus Reviews'' (or ''Kirkus Media'') is an American book review magazine founded in 1933 by Virginia Kirkus (1893–1980). The magazine is headquartered in New York City. ''Kirkus Reviews'' confers the annual Kirkus Prize to authors of fiction, nonfiction Nonfiction, or non-fiction, is any document or media content that attempts, in good faith, to provide information (and sometimes opinions) grounded only in facts and real life, rather than in imagination. Nonfiction is often associated with be ..., and young readers' literature. ''Kirkus Reviews'', published on the first and 15th of each month; previews books before their publication. ''Kirkus'' reviews over 10,000 titles per year. History Virginia Kirkus was hired by Harper & Brothers to establish a children's book department in 1926. The department was eliminated as an economic measure in 1932 (for about a year), so Kirkus left and soon established her own book review service. Initially, she arranged to ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |