--- product_id: 66816038 title: "The Age of Earthquakes: A Guide to the Extreme Present" price: "€ 54.68" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.hr/products/66816038-the-age-of-earthquakes-a-guide-to-the-extreme-present store_origin: HR region: Croatia --- # The Age of Earthquakes: A Guide to the Extreme Present **Price:** € 54.68 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Age of Earthquakes: A Guide to the Extreme Present - **How much does it cost?** € 54.68 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hr](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/66816038-the-age-of-earthquakes-a-guide-to-the-extreme-present) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description A highly provocative, mindbending, beautifully designed, and visionary look at the landscape of our rapidly evolving digital era. 50 years after Marshall McLuhan's ground breaking book on the influence of technology on culture in The Medium is the Massage , Basar, Coupland and Obrist extend the analysis to today, touring the world that’s redefined by the Internet, decoding and explaining what they call the 'extreme present'. THE AGE OF EARTHQUAKES is a quick-fire paperback, harnessing the images, language and perceptions of our unfurling digital lives. The authors offer five characteristics of the Extreme Present (see below); invent a glossary of new words to describe how we are truly feeling today; and ‘mindsource’ images and illustrations from over 30 contemporary artists. Wayne Daly’s striking graphic design imports the surreal, juxtaposed, mashed mannerisms of screen to page. It’s like a culturally prescient, all-knowing email to the reader: possibly the best email they will ever read. Welcome to THE AGE OF EARTHQUAKES, a paper portrait of Now, where the Internet hasn’t just changed the structure of our brains these past few years, it’s also changing the structure of the planet. This is a new history of the world that fits perfectly in your back pocket. 30+ artists contributions: With contributions from Farah Al Qasimi, Ed Atkins, Alessandro Bavo, Gabriele Basilico, Josh Bitelli, James Bridle, Cao Fei, Alex Mackin Dolan, Thomas Dozol, Constant Dullaart, Cecile B Evans, Rami Farook, Hans-Peter Feldmann, GCC, K-Hole, Liam Gillick, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, Eloise Hawser, Camille Henrot, Hu Fang, K-Hole, Koo Jeong-A, Katja Novitskova, Lara Ogel, Trevor Paglen, Yuri Patterson, Jon Rafman, Bunny Rogers, Bogosi Sekhukhuni, Taryn Simon, Hito Steyerl, Michael Stipe, Rosemarie Trockel, Amalia Ulman, David Weir, Trevor Yeung. Review: Close look at a not-so-distant future - Eye-opening look at the non-singularity prospects for the internet and people in the future. Clear trends are eased out to their natural extremes and combined to describe unconsidered (by the public at large) consequences. It will join my copy of The Third Millenium: A History fo the World 2000-3000 AD http://smile.desertcart.com/third-millennium-history-world-2000-3000/dp/0283992115/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1431098955&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Third+Millennium%3A+A+History+of+the+World+AD+2000-3000 Review: astute & awake - As an artist, anything that breaks the confinement of an old idea is a must. The words are often more pictorial in this book. It feels like a nice updated treatment of the “medium is the massage” with a shrewd look at our disintegrated past & the ever-evolving future. It tells the story of our human experience in the present and future by poking a bit of fun at our new digitally enslaved selves, without being too righteous, which was a welcome relief. An easy half hour read, but a definite must for lovers of the book. I loved that despite these three incredibly fertile & intelligentsia-ranked authors, you wanted to just sit & have a beer with them- and talk about anything other than the internet. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #1,439,444 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #2,545 in Internet & Telecommunications #4,022 in Internet & Social Media #4,875 in Popular Culture in Social Sciences | | Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 139 Reviews | ## Images ![The Age of Earthquakes: A Guide to the Extreme Present - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71hgzQgof1L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Close look at a not-so-distant future *by S***N on May 8, 2015* Eye-opening look at the non-singularity prospects for the internet and people in the future. Clear trends are eased out to their natural extremes and combined to describe unconsidered (by the public at large) consequences. It will join my copy of The Third Millenium: A History fo the World 2000-3000 AD http://smile.amazon.com/third-millennium-history-world-2000-3000/dp/0283992115/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1431098955&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Third+Millennium%3A+A+History+of+the+World+AD+2000-3000 ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ astute & awake *by K***Y on April 1, 2021* As an artist, anything that breaks the confinement of an old idea is a must. The words are often more pictorial in this book. It feels like a nice updated treatment of the “medium is the massage” with a shrewd look at our disintegrated past & the ever-evolving future. It tells the story of our human experience in the present and future by poking a bit of fun at our new digitally enslaved selves, without being too righteous, which was a welcome relief. An easy half hour read, but a definite must for lovers of the book. I loved that despite these three incredibly fertile & intelligentsia-ranked authors, you wanted to just sit & have a beer with them- and talk about anything other than the internet. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ worth the money. *by K***T on May 9, 2019* great book. talented artists. makes you think about digital surroundings. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.hr/products/66816038-the-age-of-earthquakes-a-guide-to-the-extreme-present](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/66816038-the-age-of-earthquakes-a-guide-to-the-extreme-present) --- *Product available on Desertcart Croatia* *Store origin: HR* *Last updated: 2026-07-04*