The Shallows by Nicholas Carr

The Shallows by Nicholas Carr

Is the Internet making us stupid? In this new book, as incendiary as it is important, Nicholas Carr argues that the Internet is changing dramatically how we think, remember and interact.

A boldly reactionary book.. Its thesis is simple and persuasive. The things that we do have a physical effect on our brains... What looks like feast, Carr argues, may be closer to famine.. The internet is a distraction machine. -- Sam Leith * Sunday Times *
Unhurried... even-handed... Carr constantly emphasises the fact that screen technologies are neither evil nor miraculous in their effects on the human mind... What is certain, however, is that our minds will change... A worthy illustration that books do indeed enable deep reflection. -- Susan Greenfield * Literary Review *
The most readable overview of the science and history of human cognition to date... Carr draws some chilling inferences. * The Economist *
An elegantly written cry of anguish... Hair-raising. -- John Harris * The Times *

Nicholas Carr is the author of The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google. He is a contributor to the New York Times, Guardian, Financial Times and Wired and was formerly the executive editor of the Harvard Business Review. Nick blogs at www.roughtype.com

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ISBN 13	9781848872271
ISBN 10	1848872275
Title	The Shallows
Author	Nicholas Carr
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Atlantic Books
Year published	2011-07-01
Number of pages	288
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