The Shallows : What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains (Paperback)

from Devil_llama

It seems whenever someone dares to challenge the role of the Internet, he is always met with a "yes, but..". In this book, the author anticipates the yes, buts, and addresses them as thoroughly as possible. The book is a challenging look at how our brains are changing as a result of internet conn...

from JeffV

As someone who has been connected to the net since Al Gore invented it, I just couldn't resist this title. On one hand, it's the kind of book I think I could have written myself. If I felt it necessary to do so, that is. And, may now I do. Of course, now I might be a little too late thanks to Mr....

from Castlelass

“What the net seems to be doing is chipping away my ability for concentration and contemplation. Whether I'm online or not my mind now expects to take in information in the way the net distributes it, in a constantly moving stream of particles. Once I was a scuba diver in the sea of words, now I ...

from tututhefirst

IMHO, this is one of the most important books to be published this year. I find it difficult to write formal reviews of non-fiction works that deal with scientific topics. I'm always afraid I will misinterpret or worse still, show my ignorance as I divulge in my reporting that I missed some horri...

from elliepotten

Every once in a while a book comes along that changes your life. You suspect it by the end of the first chapter, and by the time you close the book it's assured. First came Naomi Klein's No Logo, urging us to look beyond the gleaming images of big-name brands. Then there was Joanna Blythman's Sho...