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Exit Strategy

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Overview

Set in the near-future (2008), Exit Strategy is a darkly comic send-up of the dot.com mania of the late 1990s and a modern-day retelling of the story of Joseph. Like Joseph, Jamie Cohen is betrayed by his compadres but unexpectedly finds himself at the right hand of power. He helps a huge venture capitalist build pyramids - except these are investment pyramids based on technology idols. An additional narrative conceit is this: 200 years later, anthropologists find the virtual manuscript of Exit Strategy and begin annotating the text. Hundreds of readers have already contributed footnotes for the book - they are charming, wacky, compelling and Rushkoff has selected one hundred of his favorites for inclusion.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781887128902
  • ISBN-10: 1887128905
  • Publisher: Soft Skull
  • Publish Date: June 2002
  • Dimensions: 8 x 7.9 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
  • Page Count: 346

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