Hard, Soft and Wet: Digital Generation Comes of Age [Idioma Inglés] - Tapa dura

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Who are the digital generation? This work answers this question by presenting a portrait of the millions of youngsters who live with and love the technology with which they are growing up. It explores their dreams, ambitions, aesthetics and asssumptions.. NOTA: El libro no está en español, sino en inglés.

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"'Hard, Soft and Wet' is the story of one woman's love affair with digital culture, America, youth, modernity, a computer called Apple and a boy called Mac. McGrath is such a good writer that even a cynical Luddite like me could love her book. She has a sharp ear and eye for dialogue and detail and a nice dry sense of humour... She'd created a travel book that's all about looking for a faraway place called the future. 'Hard, Soft and Wet' represents a perfect match between form and content."
COSMO LANDESMAN

"From Internet cafes in Iceland to Moscow programmers making computer viruses, McGrath’s is as much a journey of self discovery as an exploration of a new technology and a new culture and is written with her usual grace, panache, and flashes of mordant humour."
KENAN MALIK, 'Independent on Sunday'

"In the spirit of participant observation, McGrath necks a pill at Tribal Gathering, buys some tunes and drifts through clubs like the Big Chill and the Electronic Lounge, digital hangouts like Ambient-Soho and Warwick University's Virtual Futures conference, scenes like Reclaim the Streets where post-rave counter-culture meshes with green activism. This is a warm, humorous and charming book, reflecting the author's own uncertainties about what the future holds. 'Hard, Soft and Wet' is a snapshot of a moment passing (Californian cyber-idealism) and a moment dawning (European post-rave DIY) and published at a point when corporate robber-barons are running land-grabs on cyberspace while the Net's utopian dreamers wonder whether to hitch a ride and grab some cash or remain on the fringes. It captures the vital chaos of the digital generation as it prepares to break into the mainstream – and that is an achievement"
MATTHEW COLLIN, 'i-D'