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NONFICTION
Released: March 8, 2011
ENCHANTMENT: THE ART OF CHANGING HEARTS, MINDS AND ACTIONS
by Guy Kawasaki
"Informative, concise guide from one of America's most influential and, yes, enchanting entrepreneurs."
Apple's former chief evangelist leads businessfolk down the path to enchantment. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: March 1, 2011
THE GOOGLIZATION OF EVERYTHING: (AND WHY WE SHOULD WORRY)
by Siva Vaidhyanathan
"An urgent reminder to look more closely at dangers that lurk in plain sight."
Information overload is the least of Google's problems in this intriguing exposé of the popular website. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Feb. 15, 2011
CURATION NATION: HOW TO WIN IN A WORLD WHERE CONSUMERS ARE CREATORS
by Steven Rosenbaum
"A compelling discussion of the evolution of curation in the digital world."
Documentary filmmaker and creator of MTV News UNfiltered navigates the information age in this debut volume. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Jan. 4, 2011
THE NETWORK IS YOUR CUSTOMER: 5 STRATEGIES TO THRIVE IN A DIGITAL AGE
by David L. Rogers
"Level-headed advice for companies contemplating a leap into the digital arena."
Rogers (Center on Global Brand Leadership/Columbia Business School; co-editor, Handbook on Brand and Experience Management, 2009, etc.) presents a guide to how businesses and other organizations can use emerging digital technologies to reach customers. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Jan. 4, 2011
THE NET DELUSION: THE DARK SIDE OF INTERNET FREEDOM
by Evgeny Morozov
"A serious consideration of the online world that sparkles with charm and wit."
In his debut, Foreign Policy contributing editor Morozov pulls the Internet into sharp focus, exposing the limits of its inner logic, its reckless misuse and the dangerous myopia of its champions. Read full book review >
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Released: Oct. 18, 2010
WHAT TECHNOLOGY WANTS
by Kevin Kelly
"Techno-mysticism aside, a timely and urgent book about the possibly dangerous fruits of human inventiveness."
Wired founding editor Kelly (Asia Grace, 2002, etc.) attempts to balance a clear-eyed overview of the rise of technology and its place with a grand statement about what it all means. Read full book review >