The Best Technology Writing 2009
The Best Technology Writing 2009
Summary
A collection of essays that announces a fresh brand of technology journalism, deeply immersed in the fascinating complexity of digital life.
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The Best Technology Writing 2009 by Steven Johnson
“The ubiquity of the digital lifestyle has forced us to write and think about technology in a different way.”—Steven Johnson In his Introduction to this beautifully curated collection of essays, Steven Johnson heralds the arrival of a new generation of technology writing. Whether it is Nicholas Carr worrying that Google is making us stupid, Dana Goodyear chronicling the rise of the cellphone novel, Andrew Sullivan explaining the rewards of blogging, Dalton Conley lamenting the sprawling nature of work in the information age, or Clay Shirky marveling at the “cognitive surplus” unleashed by the decline of the TV sitcom, this new generation does not waste time speculating about the future. Its attitude seems to be: Who needs the future? The present is plenty interesting on its own. Packed with sparkling essays culled from print and online publications, The Best Technology Writing 2009 announces a fresh brand of technology journalism, deeply immersed in the fascinating complexity of digital life. The Best Technology Writing 2009 includes essays written by: Julian Dibbell Dana Goodyear Farhad Manjoo David Talbot Andrew Sullivan Robin McKie Dalton Conley Nicholas Carr The Onion danah boyd Joshua Davis Clive Thompson Elizabeth Kolbert Dan Hill Sharon Weinberger Kevin Kelly Luke O'Brien Adam Stermbergh and Clay Shirky“A fascinating collection… these essays will certainly resonate with you for quite some time, encouraging you to discover some gems hidden in the crevices of the Internet”—Edward Valauskas, First Monday
-- Edward Valauskas * First Monday *
"This is a fantastic series"—Cory Doctorow, BoingBoing -- Cory Doctorow * BoingBoing *
"Kim Stanley Robinson said recently that we're all living in a science-fiction novelThe essays is this excellent collection, edited by author Steven Johnson, explore how technology is shaping our lives."—The Guardian * The Guardian *
"Chock full of great characters, ideas and passions."—Amanda Gefter, New Scientist -- Amanda Gefter * New Scientist *
Steven Johnson is the author of six books, including the recent bestsellers The Invention of Air, The Ghost Map, and Everything Bad Is Good for You. He writes for the New York Times Magazine, Wired, the Guardian, Discover, and other publications, and has made numerous appearances on Charlie Rose, The Daily Show, and The Colbert Report. He lives in Brooklyn.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780300154108 |
| ISBN 10 | 0300154100 |
| Title | The Best Technology Writing 2009 |
| Author | Steven Johnson |
| Series | The Best Technology Writing |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Yale University Press |
| Year published | 2009-10-06 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
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