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Whether examining individual journeys or broader cultural landscapes, his books offer thoughtful reflection on identity, resilience, and the complexities of the past.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"on-robyn-davidson-by-richard-cooke-9781760642303","title":"On Robyn Davidson","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this crisp, erudite essay, acclaimed critic Richard Cooke explores Robyn Davidson's singular place in Australian letters and her classic work of nomadic travel and exploration, \u003cem\u003eTracks\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'She is a feminist icon, one of our most consequential authors and a unique individual. 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He explores the site's shifting role in establishing fact in a time of deep uncertainty about truth and authority; the often hilariously fierce debates between 'Inclusionists' and 'Deletionists' about what is worth knowing and preserving, and who gets to decide; and the great peril Wikipedia faces today from bots, political division, and artificial intelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Last Best Place on the Internet\u003c\/em\u003e is a fascinating journey into the hidden world of one of the most vital—and most endangered—cultural achievements of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Wikipedia is sui generis, one of the strangest and most outlandish successes of its time, quite unlike what came before it, or anything set to succeed it. Since its birth twenty-five years ago it has become part of the fabric of everyday life, quietly indivisible from the experience of seeking information, a default with no obvious precedent or competitor. 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