DATA SMOG SURVIVING THE INFORMATION GLUT

Shenk, David

ISBN 10: 0060187018 / ISBN 13: 9780060187019

Published by Har perCollins, 1997

About this Item

HarperCollins, 1997, First Edition, 8vo, 250 pages. Book and jacket in near fine condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # GD09306okBC6S1

Bibliographic Details

• Title: DATA SMOG SURVIVING THE INFORMATION GLUT
• Publisher: Har perCollins
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0060187018
• ISBN 13: 9780060187019
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

About this title

Synopsis

Skillfully exploring the highly touted myth of the Information Age, a well-known commentator brings a balanced perspective to technology's ever-changing face and its sometimes invisible effects on culture as a whole. $25,000 ad/promo.

Review

Quite wonderful...a smart warning by a savvy afficionado of cyber-culture to be wary of too much of a good thing. (Orville Schell)

David Shenk's brilliant book names the problem, describes it, and - God bless him - offers us help in coping with it (Neil Postman)