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The Virtual Community: Homesteading on the Electronic FrontierOctober 2000
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- Howard Rheingold
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From the Publisher: Praised as one of the ten best books of the year by Business Week, this lively and provocative look inside the development, inner workings and future of the Internet is a must-read for anyone hoping to understand the next wave of human culture and communication. Read, learn, smile, weep, enjoy: managers, policy-makers, and fellow citizens, this book is worth your time. --Tom PetersA
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