One of the most important books to explore memetics and the nature of the meme is called Virus of the Mind and one of the most important websites about memetics is Meme Central. Both Virus of the Mind and Meme Central are authored by Richard Brodie. Well, here's some more information about the man, who is now a professional poker player.
Who is Richard Brodie?
Although I'm the author of two books, I'm probably best known as the original author of Microsoft Word and Bill Gates's assistant. If you're still hungry for more, read my book Getting Past OK, which has quite a bit of personal information, or Microsoft First Generation by Cheryl Tsang, which has a chapter about my time at Microsoft. My email address is richard@brodietech.com.
What doed Richard Brodie do now?
I'm playing poker and entering many of the major televised tournaments. I have three televised final-table appearances in season two of the Ultimate Poker Challenge. You can read about my exploits at www.liontales.com.
Does Richard Brodie consult or do keynote speeches?
No, I'm busy improving my poker game.
I noticed that Richard Brodie is looking a little slimmer these days. Has he lost weight?
Yes. I bought a recumbent exercise bike that allows me to play poker online while I'm exercising
Is Richard Brodie married?
I tried that twice.
Can Richard Brodie help me with this Microsoft Word problem I have?
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base or call Microsoft Product Support. The direct line for Word for Windows is 425-462-WORD. For Word for Macintosh, it's 425-635-7200.
Books by Richard Brodie
My best-selling book, Virus of the Mind, is about the new science of the meme. Memes are pieces of mental programming or conditioning that people acquire throughout their lives. Viruses of the mind spread the (perhaps unwanted) mental programming among people the way computer viruses infect computers.
My first book, Getting Past OK, is about what I did after I had achieved everything I thought would make me happy--but I wasn't. I explored numerous personal-growth groups with my unabashedly rational and critical mind and was surprised to find, among the hype and B.S., a few ideas so useful that they made a stunning difference in my quality of life when I applied them!
You can order my books on-line through Amazon.Com, though bookstores, or by phone or mail order. Or you can read them for free at your local library. If your library or bookstore does not carry them, ask them to order a copy—they are often more than happy to help you out!
Audio Versions of the Books By Richard Brodie
People keep asking me for audio tape versions of Getting Past OK and Virus of the Mind. I would like to make those available, and will announce here and to my mailing list (to subscribe, click here) when they are.
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