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The subject matter of the essays featured in this book vary widely; the pieces were written over a period of three decades. Topics include discussions about colleagues such as [[Jack Kerouac]] and [[Allen Ginsberg]], as well as essays on other writers who influenced Burroughs such as [[Ernest Hemingway]], [[Joseph Conrad]] and [[Samuel Beckett]]. Also included are some semi-autobiographical pieces.

The book lacks a sources or acknowledgements page to indicate where any of these essays were originally published<ref>{{cite web|url=https://essayhelp.io/write-my-essay/|title=Type My Essay|last=MARTIN|first=JAMES |work=[[New York Times]]|publisher=25 April 2009|accessdate=14 September 2012}}</ref>.

The title of the book refers to the [[adding machine]] invented by the author's grandfather, [[William Seward Burroughs I]].