#10 in History
The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood
8.28.2 / 10
Score out of 10127 ratingsConfidence 46%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
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About the book
The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood is a book by science history writer James Gleick, published in March 2011, which covers the genesis of the current Information Age. It was on The New York Times best-seller list for three weeks following its debut.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.2 across 127 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 46% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the History average of 8.0. That is how 8.2 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.0 | 22 | 17% |
| Hardcover | 8.3 | 105 | 83% |
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