{"product_id":"machine-man-paperback","title":"Machine Man - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMax Barry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScientist Charles Neumann loses a leg in an industrial accident. It's not a tragedy. It's an opportunity. Charlie always thought his body could be better. He begins to explore a few ideas. To build parts. Better parts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eProsthetist Lola Shanks loves a good artificial limb. In Charlie, she sees a man on his way to becoming artificial everything. But others see a madman. Or a product. Or a weapon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA story for the age of pervasive technology, \u003ci\u003eMachine Man\u003c\/i\u003e is a gruesomely funny unraveling of one man's quest for ultimate self-improvement.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMax Barry began removing parts at an early age. In 1999, he successfully excised a steady job at tech giant HP in order to upgrade to the more compatible alternative of manufacturing fiction. While producing three novels, he developed the online nation simulation game \u003ci\u003eNationStates\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as contributing to various open source software projects and developing religious views on operating systems. He did not leave the house much. For \u003ci\u003eMachine Man\u003c\/i\u003e, Max wrote a website to deliver pages of fiction to readers via email and RSS. He lives in Melbourne, Australia, with his wife and two daughters, and is 38 years old. He uses vi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 09, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47227403174137,"sku":"9780307476890","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/b2JkNm1rd1JITDlYcm5xYXBIaTkyUT09.webp?v=1768279709","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/machine-man-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}