Pushing The Envelope [Paperback]

Justin Park (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 12, 2006

Witness how the computer industry will likely evolve as a Stanford graduate becomes involved in the fast-paced world of corporate mergers, computer hackers, and the globalization of his father's successful Microsoft-esque conglomerate, Maxion, in this methodical social commentary about the present and near future. The protagonist, Joe Sedulus, is quickly thrown into a position of extreme power and draws upon several new and innovative synergies that drive Maxion to the brink of world domination. Readers get a glimpse of what the consumer electronics market could offer just a few years from now. Pushing the Envelope concludes with an assassination attempt and the largest antitrust case in the history of mankind.

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About the Author

Justin has a Master's of Computer Science degree from the University of Iowa. He currently goes to school at the International Space University near Strasbourg, France where he studies aerospace management.

Product Details

• Paperback: 268 pages
• Publisher: AuthorHouse; 1st edition (December 12, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1425980783
• ISBN-13: 978-1425980788
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,630,094 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Overview from the author, December 7, 2009

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Justin Park "JP" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pushing The Envelope (Paperback)

It has now been over three years since Pushing the Envelope was published and available on bookshelves across the country (actually the only place you will find it is Borders in Dubuque). I figured I would try to give a fair and honest overview now that I have finally gotten some feedback.

First off, this book is not a masterpiece - not anywhere close to. From its conception in the summer of 2000 until about 2002 I wasn't even sure what I was doing. I just knew I had a lot of thoughts about where technology was going. The convergence of devices, industries, and services has always been the central theme. At some point around the time Enron was falling apart and the Bush administration was beginning widespread wiretapping, I decided to make things interesting and add conspiracy to my then future-world.

Pushing the Envelope was rushed to market. Many of my ideas were starting to become reality and I wanted a book about the future, not a review. My goal is to eventually republish with better characters and more pictures. Most of the strange pseudo-names and bolded vocabulary words will be rescinded because I feel they only add confusion to an already very complicated novel.

I would still recommend this version to anyone who would like to see what kinds of hardware/software will exist in the years to come, particularly you - Mr. Bill Gates.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Nausiating, December 16, 2007

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T. Mai (canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pushing The Envelope (Paperback)

Headache.

This word sums up this book perfectly. The author has a long way to go to finding a real story. When I was not looking over the poor grammar and broken paragraphs I had to wonder if the author even had an editor. Confusing and annoying.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A technologically inspiring book., February 7, 2007

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N. Behr - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pushing The Envelope (Paperback)

This is a very thought provoking book and the author presents a lot of good ideas and interesting well thought out marketing plans and pricing schemes. The author's ideas on the future of cell phones are original and it makes you wonder why cell phones and PCs are not further along today, Bill Gates has even admitted that when first dreaming up the PC he thought today we would be much more advanced, the book shadows this idea. Written in a journal format it is a quick paced read. Although a technical book the author has included a glossary in the back of the book covering a lot of the terminology. Recommended read for anyone interested in understanding the changes that we will see in PCs and cell phone as they converge over the next 5 years.