The Big Switch

by Nicholas Carr

First published 2009

The internet was meant to be a tool. But Nicholas Carr reveals how it's transformed into an all-consuming force, shaping our lives in unsettling ways. As we surrender more control to Silicon Valley, we face a stark choice: adapt or resist. This eye-opening book charts the internet's evolution from servant to master, and the heavy price we may all have to pay.

Genres: business, computers, non-fiction, 21st-century, current-affairs, internet

Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking

Tropes: social-commentary

304 pages · Paperback · W. W. Norton & Company

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