Best Selling Books by William Gibson

"Colin Layne habite un carton dans les couloirs du métro à Tokyo, en partie détruite par un séisme et reconstruite grâce aux nanotechnologies. Son don et son expérience du réseau lui permettent, en s’immergeant dans les flux de données en transit sur la toile, de déchiffrer intuitivement les évènements en devenir...« Sans quitter les rives de la cyberculture, dont il fut un des pionniers, William Gibson renouvelle le genre avec ce roman, qui, sur fond de fracture sociale, navigue entre thriller et romance. » Frédérique Roussel, Libération"

THE STORY: Dealing with the story of Mary and Joseph and the birth of Jesus from a fresh and richly creative point of view, the author combines a series of deftly constructed short scenes, traditional Christmas music, and often antic characterizati

Praise for the author: ''Gibson''s well written and well-documented account of James and the bishops will surely become the new standard authority on these "implausible revolutionaries" for many decades.'' Barbara Brandon Schnorrenberg, Anglican and Episcopal History In 1660, England emerged from the devastation of the Civil Wars and restored the king, Charles II, to the throne. Over the next 190 years Britain would establish itself as the leading nation in the world - the centre of a burgeoning empire, at the forefront of the Enlightenment and the driving force behind the Industrial Revolution. However, radical change also brought with it anxiety and violence. America was lost in the War of Independence and calls for revolution at home were never far from the surface of everyday life. In this vivid and convincing overview of the era in which Britain transformed the world and was itself remade, leading historian of the period William Gibson also looks at the impact of this revolutionary change on the ordinary citizens of Britain. This is the third book in this wonderfully concise four-volume Brief History of Britain which brings together leading historians to tell the story of Britain from the Norman Conquest of 1066 right up to the present day. Combining the latest research with accessible and entertaining story-telling, it is the ideal introduction to British history for students and general readers.

THE STORY: As the words drawn from their letters, diaries and books reveal, John and Abigail Adams were singular people: proud, loving, articulate and filled with the dedication and spirit required to share in the forging of a nation. Through their

Working with Qualitative Data provides a practical and accessible introduction to how to develop and apply strategies for the analysis of qualitative data by exploring the ways in which analysis is related to all aspects of research. By situating analysis in the context of the whole research process, this book helps the reader to introduce an analytical component to every stage of doing research: from designing a project, reviewing the literature, through the various stages of gathering data, to the process of writing-up. Through practical examples the book maps out strategies for developing analytic frameworks in relation to all aspects of research, and demonstrates the ways in which such frameworks can be used in relation to various sorts of data. In contrast to existing qualitative data analysis texts, this book offers a unified approach to the process of analysis within qualitative research. It will be of great use to students and researchers across the full range of social, health and education sciences.

The Long Eighteenth Century was the Age of Revolutions, including the first sexual revolution. In this era, sexual toleration began and there was a marked increase in the discussion of morality, extra-marital sex, pornography and same-sex relationships in both print and visual culture media. William Gibson and Joanne Begiato here consider the ways in which the Church of England dealt with sex and sexuality in this period. Despite the backdrop of an increasingly secularising society, religion continued to play a key role in politics, family life and wider society and the eighteenth-century Church was still therefore a considerable force, especially in questions of morality. This book integrates themes of gender and sexuality into a broader understanding of the Church of England in the eighteenth century. It shows that, rather than distancing itself from sex through diminishing teaching, regulation and punishment, the Church not only paid attention to it, but its attitudes to sex and sexuality were at the core of society''s reactions to the first sexual revolution.

»Der Geist war das Abschiedsgeschenk ihres Vaters. Ein schwarz gewandeter Sekretär hatte es ihr in einer Abflughalle von Narita überreicht.« Die Megakonzerne streiten in der Matrix weiterhin um die neueste Technologie, doch im Hintergrund wird ein ganz anderes Spiel gespielt. Die KIs haben sich unbemerkt längst verselbstständigt und machen sie sich nun auf die Suche, nach der nächsten Stufe ihrer Existenz. Mona ist ein junges Mädchen mit einer dunklen Vergangenheit und einer unsicheren Zukunft. Als ihr Zuhälter sie an einen New Yorker Chirurgen verkauft, stellt das nicht nur ihr Leben auf den Kopf, über Nacht wird sie auch zu einer ganz anderen Person. Angie Mitchell ist eine Hollywood Sense/Net Berühmtheit mit einem sehr speziellen Talent. Und trotz aller Bemühungen ihrer Studio-Bosse sie im Dunkeln zu lassen, beginnt Angie sich zu erinnern. Bald schon wird sie herausfinden, wer sie wirklich ist ... und warum sie kein Deck braucht um in den Cyberspace einzutauchen. In der Matrix werden Pläne ins Rollen gebracht und Menschen wie Spielfiguren hin- und hergeschoben. Und hinter all dem lauert der Schatten der Yakuza, der mächtigen japanischen Unterwelt, deren Anführer Menschen und Ereignisse rücksichtslos für ihre eigenen Zwecke manipulieren. Denken sie zumindest ...

De tweede cyberpunkroman van Gibson speelt zich tien jaar na het driemaal bekroonde Zenumagiër af in de supersnelle hightechsamenleving van ontzagwekkende metropolen, van alles en iedereen beheersende multinationals, op de meest linkse van de tienbaans snelwegen, waar één fout voldoende is om de gebruiker levenslang te ontregelen. In die wereld proberen een freelance huurling, een uitgerangeerde galerie-eigenaar en een zogenaamde computercowboy niet alleen te overleven, maar ook de beste te worden in wat ze doen en succes te behalen. Zinderende spanning, actie en intrige maken Biochips tot een doolhof waarin de lezer tot de laatste bladzijde wil verdwalen.

His third chronicle, following The Seesaw log and Mass for the dead.

Dans un Tokyo chrome et acier reconstruit sur les ruines du séisme, le groupe rock Lo/Rez triomphe, quand tout à coup le scandale éclate : Rez annone ses fiançailles avec Rei Toei, l''idoru la plus populaire des petits écrans nippons. Idole, intelligence artificielle, image de synthèse, quelle est cette femme qui a séduit la pop-star ? Fans comme ennemis, visiblement résolus au pire pour éliminer le chanteur, s''interrogent. Et via net, ondes ou transes subliminales, tous s''élancent, par delà réel et artificiel, à la poursuite des amants virtuels. Dans une débauche psychédélique de couleurs tropicales, leur cavalcade métissée aboutira, à la croisée du polar et du cyberpunk, derrière les apparences, au cœur du Gibson-land. " Avec Idoru, l''inventeur du terme " cyberspace " se penche en moraliste sur la réalité virtuelle. " Jacques Baudou, Le Monde