The End of Absence: Reclaiming What We've Lost in a World of Constant Connection by Harris, Michael John

The End of Absence: Reclaiming What We've Lost in a World of Constant Connection (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781591847922)

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The End of Absence: Reclaiming What We've Lost in a World of Constant Connection by Harris, Michael John

The End of Absence: Reclaiming What We've Lost in a World of Constant Connection

$16.00
The End of Absence: Reclaiming What We've Lost in a World of Constant Connection by Harris, Michael John

The End of Absence: Reclaiming What We've Lost in a World of Constant Connection

$16.00
Format: Paperback
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Soon enough, nobody will remember life before the Internet. What does this unavoidable fact mean? Those of us who have lived both with and without the crowded connectivity of online life have a rare opportunity. We can still recognize the difference between Before and After. We catch ourselves idly reaching for our phones at the bus stop. Or we notice how, midconversation, a fumbling friend dives into the perfect recall of Google. In this eloquent and thought-provoking book, Michael Harris argues that amid all the changes we're experiencing, the most interesting is the end of absence-the loss of lack. The daydreaming silences in our lives are filled; the burning solitudes are extinguished. There's no true "free time" when you carry a smartphone. Today's rarest commodity is the chance to be alone with your thoughts. Michael Harris is an award-winning journalist and a contributing editor at Western Living and Vancouvermagazines. He lives in Toronto, Canada.

Author: Michael Harris
ISBN-10: 1591847923
ISBN-13: 9781591847922
Publisher: Current
Language: English
Published: 08/04/2015
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.70d
By Michael Harris
By Michael Harris
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MICHAEL HARRIS is the author of The End of Absence, which won the Governor General's Literary Award and became a national bestseller. He writes about media, civil liberties, and the arts, for dozens of publications, including The Washington Post, Wired, Salon, The Huffington Post, and The Globe & Mail. His work has been a finalist for the RBC Taylor Prize, the BC National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction, the Chautauqua Prize, the CBC Bookie Awards, and several National Magazine Awards. He lives in Vancouver with his partner, the artist Kenny Park. MichaelJohnHarris.com

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