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title: "Books"
date: 2016-06-06
author: "Richard MacManus"
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# Books

## Bubble Blog

![Bubble Blog cover](https://ricmac.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/MacManus_cover-FINAL-200x300.jpg)

**Bubble Blog: From Outsider to Insider in Silicon Valley’s Web 2.0 Revolution**

A memoir of my experiences running ReadWriteWeb, one of the top ten blogs in the world, during the first decade of the 2000s. It was [serialized on Cybercultural over 2023/24](https://cybercultural.com/p/roadmap-bubbleblog/) and released as a book in December 2024. [Read More](https://ricmac.org/bubble-blog/)

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## Presence

![pres_cof_300](https://ricmac.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/pres_cof_300.jpg?w=200)

**“An electrifying ride through the future of virtual reality.”**

Presence (published in 2016) is a technothriller that explores the future of Virtual Reality. It imagines what Facebook would look like if it was a full virtual world. If you think your identity and privacy are in danger now, wait till you see what the future holds! [Read More](https://ricmac.org/presence)

[![buy3](https://ricmac.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/buy3.gif)](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LYATETE/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B01LYATETE&linkCode=as2&tag=ricmacposts-20&linkId=b3779e5e201269fe376d77f2c4c99b66)

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## Trackers

![trackers_cover300](https://ricmac.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/trackers_cover300.png?w=200)

**For anyone striving to live a healthier life in the age of information.**

In my debut book, published in 2014, I explain how to take control of your day to day health using technology. Self-tracking is the practice of measuring and monitoring your health, activities or diet through tools such as smartphone apps, wearables and personal genomics. [Read More](https://ricmac.org/trackers/)

[![buy3](https://ricmac.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/buy3.gif)](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00QUEZKAA/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00QUEZKAA&linkCode=as2&tag=ricmacposts-20&linkId=c877bedaadf73caf0dd8fa79eff2973e)