{"product_id":"9781838952587-shallows-the-re-issue","title":"The Shallows","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow the Internet Is Changing the Way We Think, Read and Remember\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 10th-anniversary edition of this landmark investigation into how the Internet is dramatically \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003echanging \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ehow we think, remember and interact, with a new afterword.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Boldly reactionary.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eWhat looks like feast, Carr argues, may be closer to famine'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Chilling'\u003ci\u003e The Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this ground-breaking and compelling book, Nicholas Carr argues that not since Gutenberg invented printing has humanity been exposed to such a mind-altering technology. \u003ci\u003eThe Shallows\u003c\/i\u003e draws on the latest research to show that the Net is literally re-wiring our brains inducing only superficial understanding. As a consequence there are profound changes in the way we live and communicate, remember and socialise - even in our very conception of ourselves. By moving from the depths of thought to the shallows of distraction, the web, it seems, is actually fostering ignorance. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Shallows\u003c\/i\u003e is not a manifesto for luddites, nor does it seek to turn back the clock. Rather it is a revelatory reminder of how far the Internet has become enmeshed in our daily existence and is affecting the way we think. This landmark book compels us all to look anew at our dependence on this all-pervasive technology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 10th-anniversary edition includes a new afterword that brings the story up to date, with a deep examination of the cognitive and behavioural effects of smartphones and social media.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32680448000097,"sku":"9781838952587","price":9.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36418118.jpg?v=1759495273","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781838952587-shallows-the-re-issue","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}