
The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains
by Nicholas Carr
Published 2020 by W. W. Norton & Company
320 pages
About this book:
New York Times bestseller • Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize
“This is a book to shake up the world.” ―Ann Patchett Nicholas Carr’s bestseller The Shallows has become a foundational book in one of the most important debates of our time: As we enjoy the internet’s bounties, are we sacrificing our ability to read and think deeply? This 10th-anniversary edition includes a new afterword that brings the story up to date, with a deep examination of the cognitive and behavioral effects of smartphones and social media.
“This is a book to shake up the world.” ―Ann Patchett Nicholas Carr’s bestseller The Shallows has become a foundational book in one of the most important debates of our time: As we enjoy the internet’s bounties, are we sacrificing our ability to read and think deeply? This 10th-anniversary edition includes a new afterword that brings the story up to date, with a deep examination of the cognitive and behavioral effects of smartphones and social media.
Recommended in:
- Best Of: This Is Your Brain on Deep Reading. It’s Pretty Magnificent. (Nov 28, 2023) with Maryanne Wolf
- This Conversation About the 'Reading Mind' Is a Gift (Nov 22, 2022) with Maryanne Wolf
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