About the Book: Last Best Place on the Internet
A riveting and provocative book about one of the most astonishing, vital-and
endangered-cultural cornerstones of our time. A riveting and provocative book
about one of the most astonishing, vital-and endangered-cultural cornerstones of
our time. Wikipedia ranks among the most impressive inventions of the 21st
century. Consulted by millions of people every day, it is the largest repository
of human knowledge ever created, running to billions of words in hundreds of
languages-all created by volunteers and available for free. In this entertaining
and eye-opening book, Richard Cooke reveals the personality clashes,
philosophical disputes, private obsessions, pioneering innovations, and
unexpected