Shrinking the World
The 4,000 Year Story of How Email Came to Rule Our Lives
$27.36
- Paperback
248 pages
- Release Date
26 October 2009
Summary
The first email was sent less than forty years ago; by 2011 there will be 3.2 billion users.
The flood of messages is ceaseless. As the toll of email mounts, reducing our time for leisure and contemplation, and separating us from each other in the lonely battle with the inbox, Freeman enters a plea for communication that is more selective and nuanced and, above all, more sociable.
Drawing on the research of linguists, scientists, critics and philosophers, Freeman’s history of …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781921520945 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1921520949 |
| Author: | John Freeman |
| Publisher: | Text Publishing |
| Imprint: | The Text Publishing Company |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 248 |
| Release Date: | 26 October 2009 |
| Weight: | 342g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 155mm x 20mm |
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About The Author
John Freeman
John Freeman is an award-winning writer and book critic who has written for numerous publications, including the New York Times Book Review, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, and The Wall Street Journal. He is the former editor of Granta and the author of Shrinking the World and a collection of author interviews, How to Read a Novelist. He lives in New York City.
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