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The Shallows

What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains
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Description

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.

Product Details

PublisherW. W. Norton & Company
Publish DateMarch 03, 2020
Pages320
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconPaperback / softback
EAN/UPC9780393357820
Dimensions8.1 X 5.4 X 1.0 inches | 0.6 pounds

About the Author

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.

Reviews

Silent Spring for the literary mind.-- "Slate"
A book everyone should read.-- "American Scientist"
A modern classic of internet criticism.-- "Quartz"
Absorbing [and] disturbing.-- "Wall Street Journal"
Eloquent.-- "Chicago Tribune"
Essential.-- "Salon"
Grade: A.-- "Newsweek"
Provocative.-- "Boston Globe"
Rewarding.-- "Financial Times"
Riveting.-- "San Francisco Chronicle"

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