Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age, (Paperback)

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A thoughtful, knowledgeable, well-researched book published in 2015 that anticipates many of the issues we face when we try to multi-task, avoid uncomfortable conversation, and engage with technology as if the objects we engage with are human. The author bases the argument on many interviews and ...

from jaylcee

This is a thought-provoking book. It is also sad. The path humanity is pursuing will stamp out what it means to be human. The real world and meaningful interaction are being blocked out and that diminishes our humanity. People are increasingly not relating to each other in a "here and now" "this ...

from deldevries

Very well written. Eye opening view of how we converse (or not) with each physically and with technology. How we have all changed and are still changing. Somewhat gloomy view of where we have gotten with our lives/technology, but knowledge is power. And this book will help you think.