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Books about the impact of technology on society

posted in Book Reviews on January 8, 2021 by Eric Gardner 0 Comment
Books about the impact of technology on society

The following is a list of the five best books about the impact of technology on society.

Book Review: Break ‘Em Up by Zephyr Teachout

posted in Blog, Book Reviews on August 22, 2020 by Eric Gardner 0 Comment
Book Review: Break ‘Em Up by Zephyr Teachout

A review of Break ‘Em Up by Zephyr Teachout. Published in 2020 it’s a worthwhile addition to the growing anti-monopoly movement.

Reengineering Retail by Doug Stephens - A  review

posted in Blog, Book Reviews on August 21, 2019 by Eric Gardner 0 Comment
Reengineering Retail by Doug Stephens - A  review

Reengineering Retail by Doug Stephens tries to lay out a theory that encompasses the future of retail. It fails, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t worth a read.

Review: The Curse of Bigness by Tim Wu

posted in Blog, Book Reviews on January 6, 2019 by Eric Gardner 1 Comment
Review: The Curse of Bigness by Tim Wu

The Curse of Bigness by Tim Wu succinctly distills a generation of anti-monopoly research into one easily digestible volume.

Review: The Fall of Wisconsin by Dan Kaufman

posted in Blog, Book Reviews on December 2, 2018 by Eric Gardner 0 Comment
Review: The Fall of Wisconsin by Dan Kaufman

The Fall of Wisconsin by Dan Kaufman, analyzes how conservatives utilized Dark Money, Gerrymandering, and Weak Democratic opposition to enact a radical and dangerous conservative agenda in Wisconsin.

Review: Hit Makers by Derek Thompson

posted in Blog, Book Reviews on February 25, 2018 by Eric Gardner 0 Comment
Review: Hit Makers by Derek Thompson

In Hit Makers, Derek Thompson tries to explain why some ideas become popular and others fade away.

Nixonland: How a book about Richard Nixon helps explains Donald Trump

posted in Blog, Book Reviews on February 18, 2018 by Eric Gardner 0 Comment
Nixonland: How a book about Richard Nixon helps explains Donald Trump

In Nixonland, Rick Perlstein looks at the origin, rise, and decline of the Nixon administration. His general view is that there was simmering white resentment underneath the optimism and change of the Kennedy Administration.

Review: Devil’s Bargain by Joshua Greene

posted in Blog, Book Reviews on November 10, 2017 by Eric Gardner 0 Comment
Review: Devil’s Bargain by Joshua Greene

Joshua Greene’s Devil’s Bargain is ostensibly about Steve Bannon. However, the book is really about how three well-financed forces coalesced and resulted in the election of Donald Trump to President of the United States.

Review: The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson

posted in Blog, Book Reviews on March 8, 2017 by Eric Gardner 0 Comment
Review: The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson

With a scope wide as it is personal, Isabel Wilkerson’s The Warmth of Other Suns paints a historical picture of one of the largest, but least reported events in the 21st century: the mass northern migration of African Americans.

Book Review: How Not to Network a Nation

posted in Blog, Book Reviews on February 28, 2017 by Eric Gardner 0 Comment
Book Review: How Not to Network a Nation

How Not To Network a Nation by Benjamin Peters provides an exhaustive look at one of the functional problems that plagued the Soviet experiment: information management.

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