{"product_id":"tyranny-of-e-mail-john-freeman-9781416576747","title":"Tyranny of E-mail: The Four-Thousand-Year Journey to Your Inbox","description":"\u003cb\u003eThere's no question that e-mail is an incredible phenomenon that represents a kind of cultural and technological advancement.\u003c\/b\u003e The first e-mail was sent less than forty years ago; by 2011, there will be 3.2 billion e-mail users. The average corporate worker now receives upwards of two hundred e-mails per day. The flood of messages is ceaseless and follows us everywhere. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Tyranny of E-mail\u003c\/i\u003e, John Freeman takes an entertaining look at the unrelenting nature of correspondence through the ages. Put down your smart phone and consider the consequences. As the toll of e-mail mounts, reducing our time for leisure and contemplation and separating us in an unending and lonely battle with the overfull inbox, John Freeman--one of America's preeminent literary critics--enters a plea for communication that is more selective and nuanced and, above all, more sociable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Freeman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1416576746\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781416576747\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/11\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.48h x 5.56w x 0.69d","brand":"John Freeman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44130553790719,"sku":"9781416576747","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8587d95d-0c1a-4162-9d7c-6598026c4853.jpg?v=1687469993","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tyranny-of-e-mail-john-freeman-9781416576747","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}