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September 2010
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The Shallows
What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains
Nicholas Carr
"Is Google making us stupid?" When Nicholas Carr posed that question in a celebrated Atlantic Monthly cover story, he tapped into a well of anxiety about how the Internet is changing us. The Shallows explains how the Net is rerouting our neural pathways and replacing the subtle mind of the book reader with the distracted mind of the screen watcher. $26.95
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Cognitive Surplus
Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age
Clay Shirky
For decades, technology encouraged people to squander their time and intellect as passive consumers. Today, tech has finally caught up with human potential. In Cognitive Surplus, Internet guru Clay Shirky forecasts the thrilling changes we will all enjoy as new digital technology puts our untapped resources of talent and goodwill to use at last. $25.95
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Hamlet's BlackBerry
A Practical Philosophy for Building a Good Life in the Digital Age
William Powers
Author William Powers passionately argues against the sacred dogma of the digital age - the more we connect through technology, the happier we are - and offers a new, practical philosophy for life in a world of screens. Powers deftly blends an appreciation of the advantages of information technology and a shrewd assessment of its pitfalls into a compelling call to disconnect. $35.00
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The Man Who Lied to His Laptop
What Our Machines Can Teach Us About Human Relationships
Clifford Nass and Corina Yen
Based on his decades of research, Stanford Professor Clifford Nass demonstrates that although we might deny it, we treat computers and other devices like people: we empathize with them, argue with them, form bonds with them. We even lie to them to protect their feelings. Nass's discoveries provide nothing less than a new blueprint for successful human relationships. $25.95
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And Then There's This
How Stories Live and Die in Viral Culture
Bill Wasik
Journalist and new media provocateur Bill Wasik jouneys to the edge of our churning and rambunctious viral culture to illuminate how anyone with a computer can initiate a small ripple of a story that can turn into a tsunami. This book is a must read for anyone interested in journalism, business, technology and how cultural information spreads. $15.00
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