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The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains
Nicholas Carr has written one of the most thought provoking books I’ve read in quite some time. It is a very well researched analysis on the impact of the Internet and the way we think. Carr is an excellent writer and communicates a serious concern without being alarmist (though perhaps it should be pretty alarming). […]
Posted: July 5th, 2010 under Books.
Tags: books, brain, internet, neuroplasticity, reading
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Library Thing etc.
I recently joined Library Thing and uploaded my families entire library holdings (1500+) books see the sidebar for random sampling). BTW, it was very easy since I already had it db’d and could export the ISBNs to Library Thing. The tough part now is the tagging. But this is another story. Today, the Library Thing […]
Posted: October 22nd, 2007 under Books.
Tags: book, library, library thing, tagging
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