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Douglas coupland is canadian, born on a canadian air force base near badenbaden, germany, on december 30, 1961. In 1965 his family moved to vancouver, canada, where he continues to live and work. Narrated in the form of a powerbook entry by dan underwood, a computer programmer for microsoft, this stateoftheart novel about life in the 90s follows the adventures of six codecrunching computer whizzes. The afternoon i spent with this book was a very pleasant one. Read microserfs, by douglas coupland online on bookmate they are microserfs six codecrunching computer whizzes who spend upward of sixteen hours a day coding. A straightforward, easy to follow guide to the pcion completa. Read life after god by douglas coupland available from rakuten kobo. Coupland s cultural namedropping is predictable ikea, the drudge report, etc. They are microserfssix codecrunching computer whizzes who spend upward of sixteen hours.
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I enjoy reading nerdy lists of things, like which school is the nerdi reasons why i love both this book and douglas coupland. May 09, 2020 todd in douglas coupland s microserfs. Click on below buttons to start download microserfs by douglas coupland pdf epub. Microserfs, published by harpercollins in, is an epistolary novel by douglas coupland. Microserfs is the hilarious journal of dan, an exmicrosoft programmer who, with his coder comrades, is on a quest to find purpose in life. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. They are microserfs six codecrunching computer whizzes who spend upward of sixteen hours a day coding and eating flat foods food. He graduated from sentinel secondary school in west vancouver in 1979 and went on to mcgill university. The first edition of the novel was published in 1995, and was written by douglas coupland. Coupland takes the reader on a journey of selfworth, self evaluation, and self discovery. Microserfs ebook published june 21st 2011 by harper perennial ebook, 400 pages authors. The stories are set around a theme of a generation raised without religion.
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