{"product_id":"why-things-bite-back-edward-tenner-9780679747567","title":"Why Things Bite Back: Technology and the Revenge of Unintended Consequences","description":"In this perceptive and provocative look at everything from computer software that requires faster processors and more support staff to antibiotics that breed resistant strains of bacteria, Edward Tenner offers a virtual encyclopedia of what he calls \"revenge effects\"--the unintended consequences of the mechanical, chemical, biological, and medical forms of ingenuity that have been hallmarks of the progressive, improvement-obsessed modern age. Tenner shows why our confidence in technological solutions may be misplaced, and explores ways in which we can better survive in a world where despite technology's advances--and often because of them--\"reality is always gaining on us.\" For anyone hoping to understand the ways in which society and technology interact, \u003cb\u003eWhy Things Bite Back\u003c\/b\u003e is indispensable reading. \"A bracing critique of technological determinism in both its utopian and dystopian forms...No one who wants to think clearly about our high-tech future can afford to ignore this book.\"--Jackson Lears, \u003ci\u003eWilson Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edward Tenner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0679747567\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679747567\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/02\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/09\/1997","brand":"Edward Tenner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43996789899519,"sku":"9780679747567","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f66267e9-cd72-4db2-8d23-bcbfb70137ae.jpg?v=1683343702","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/why-things-bite-back-edward-tenner-9780679747567","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}