{"product_id":"the-best-technology-writing-2009-9780300154108","title":"The Best Technology Writing 2009","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Steven Johnson\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The ubiquity of the digital lifestyle has forced us to write and think about technology in a different way.\"--Steven Johnson \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his Introduction to this beautifully curated collection of essays, Steven Johnson heralds the arrival of a new generation of technology writing. Whether it is Nicholas Carr worrying that Google is making us stupid, Dana Goodyear chronicling the rise of the cellphone novel, Andrew Sullivan explaining the rewards of blogging, Dalton Conley lamenting the sprawling nature of work in the information age, or Clay Shirky marveling at the \"cognitive surplus\" unleashed by the decline of the TV sitcom, this new generation does not waste time speculating about the future. Its attitude seems to be: Who needs the future? The present is plenty interesting on its own. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePacked with sparkling essays culled from print and online publications, \u003ci\u003eThe Best Technology Writing 2009 \u003c\/i\u003eannounces a fresh brand of technology journalism, deeply immersed in the fascinating complexity of digital life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Best Technology Writing 2009 \u003c\/i\u003eincludes essays written by: \u003cbr\u003eJulian Dibbell\u003cbr\u003eDana Goodyear\u003cbr\u003eFarhad Manjoo\u003cbr\u003eDavid Talbot\u003cbr\u003eAndrew Sullivan\u003cbr\u003eRobin McKie\u003cbr\u003eDalton Conley\u003cbr\u003eNicholas Carr\u003cbr\u003eThe Onion\u003cbr\u003edanah boyd\u003cbr\u003eJoshua Davis\u003cbr\u003eClive Thompson\u003cbr\u003eElizabeth Kolbert\u003cbr\u003eDan Hill\u003cbr\u003eSharon Weinberger\u003cbr\u003eKevin Kelly\u003cbr\u003eLuke O'Brien\u003cbr\u003eAdam Stermbergh\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand Clay Shirky\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46880684245143,"sku":"9780300154108","price":3313.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780300154108.webp?v=1770228011","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-best-technology-writing-2009-9780300154108","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}