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The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains
Nicholas Carr's bestseller The Shallows has become a foundational book in one of the most important debates of our time: As we enjoy the internet's bounties, are we sacrificing our ability to read and think deeply? This 10th-anniversary edition includes a new afterword that brings the story up to date, with a deep examination of the cognitive and behavioral effects of smartphones and social media.
Book Details
- Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
- Publish Date: Mar 3rd, 2020
- Pages: 320
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.10in - 5.40in - 1.00in - 0.58lb
- EAN: 9780393357820
- Categories: • General• Philosophy & Social Aspects• Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
About the Author
Carr, Nicholas: - Nicholas Carr is the author of The Shallows, a Pulitzer Prize finalist, and five other acclaimed books. A former executive editor of the Harvard Business Review, he writes for the Atlantic, the New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal. He lives in Oregon.
Praise for this book
A modern classic of internet criticism.-- "Quartz"
Silent Spring for the literary mind.-- "Slate"
Eloquent.-- "Chicago Tribune"
Riveting.-- "San Francisco Chronicle"
Absorbing [and] disturbing.-- "Wall Street Journal"
Essential.-- "Salon"
Provocative.-- "Boston Globe"
Rewarding.-- "Financial Times"
A book everyone should read.-- "American Scientist"
Grade: A.-- "Newsweek"