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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
Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Publish Date | March 03, 2020 |
Pages | 320 |
Language | English |
Type | |
EAN/UPC | 9780393357820 |
Dimensions | 8.1 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"
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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