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SMARTER THAN YOU THINK
THOMPSON, CLIVE
It's undeniable—technology is changing the way we think. But is it for the better? Amid a chorus of
doomsayers, Clive Thompson delivers a resounding "yes." The Internet age has produced a radical new
style of human intelligence, worthy of both celebration and analysis. We learn more and retain it longer,
write and think with global audiences, and even gain an ESP-like awareness of the world around us.
Modern technology is making us smarter, better connected, and often deeper—both as individuals and as
a society. In Smarter Than You Think Thompson shows that every technological innovation—from the
written word to the printing press to the telegraph—has provoked the very same anxieties that plague us
today. We panic that life will never be the same, that our attentions are eroding, that culture is being
trivialized. But as in the past, we adapt—learning to use the new and retaining what’s good of the old.
Thompson introduces us to a cast of extraordinary characters who augment their minds in inventive ways.
Our thinking will continue to evolve as newer tools enter our lives. Smarter Than You Think embraces and
extols this transformation, presenting an exciting vision of the present and the future.
SCIENCE 1ST PRINTING 50,000
PENGUIN PRESS
352 PAGES
9781594204456
$29.50 HC
SEPTEMBER 2013
SOMETIMES YOU WIN, SOMETIMES YOU LEARN
MAXWELL, JOHN C.
John Maxwell believes that the greatest lessons we learn in life are from our losses. Everyone
experiences loss, but not everyone learns from it. In Sometimes You Win--Sometimes You Learn, Dr.
Maxwell explores the lessons we learn when we experience loss. He then explains how to turn a set-back
into a step forward by examining the eleven elements that make up the DNA of Those Who Learn.
BUSINESS 1ST PRINTING 150,000
CENTER STREET
256 PAGES
9781599953694
$29.00 HC
OCTOBER 2013
SPIN
VERONI, CLIVE
In the early twentieth century political operatives did their work in the backroom, a shady place of secret
deals and dark arts. By the middle of the century, the politicos were heading to Madison Avenue to learn
the techniques of mass communication and persuasion. Today, they have moved from the dim light of the
backroom to the bright lights of the war room, the central command for political campaigns. And along the
way the pupil has surpassed the teacher. Aided by masses of data, sophisticated computer modelling,
and smart manipulation of social media, political strategists are reshaping the way voters think. The
strategies being used to influence our choices at the ballot box will soon be used to influence our choices
in the grocery store. Drawing on political and marketing stories from North America, Europe, and beyond,
Spin gives readers an insider’s view of this stunning turnaround.
CURRENT AFFAIRS/BUSINESS
HOUSE OF ANANSI
9781770893177
$19.95 TP Original
FEBRUARY 2014