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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 four 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 Williamstown, Massachusetts.
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"