Introduction --- The Stories --- The 1st first circuit judge -- Bestseller -- Grace under pressure -- Advantage, bellarmine -- The copyright notice case -- The protected -- Last things first -- Critical view -- The harmony --- The Essays --- On behalf of humanity: The technological edge -- Innovation in media and the decentralization of authority: The view from here, There, and everywhere -- Entering cyberspace: What to watch, what to watch out for -- Learning unbound: OnLine education and mind's academy -- The book on the book: A prognoisis for the page in the digital age -- Author and critic: Hazards and consolations -- Digital Amish -- The rights of Robots -- The extinction of extinction