Faster: The Acceleration of Just About Everything (Abridged)

by James Gleick Narrated by James Gleick

Overview

From the bestselling, National Book Award-nominated author of Genius and Chaos, a bracing new work about the accelerating pace of change in today's world.

Most of us suffer some degree of "hurry sickness." a malady that has launched us into the "epoch of the nanosecond," a need-everything-yesterday sphere dominated by cell phones, computers, faxes, and remote controls. Yet for all the hours, minutes, and even seconds being saved, we're still filling our days to the point that we have no time for such basic human activities as eating, sex, and relating to our families. Written with fresh insight and thorough research, Faster is a wise and witty look at a harried world not likely to slow down anytime soon.

Editorial Reviews

FEB/MAR 00 - AudioFile

James Gleick is a terrific writer, and FASTER is extremely entertaining. As narrator, the author imparts an infectious joy in his delivery. For those of you who know Gleick's work, however, this is not remotely on the level of GENIUS or CHAOS. There are no difficult scientific theories to clog the mind and slow our thoughts. This is all surface and no depth. Things are moving faster, yes, but what profound impact will that fact have on our multitasking lives? Gleick doesn't say. Still, when the tape ended I wanted more. Oh, brave new world! M.D.B. © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

FEB/MAR 00 - AudioFile

James Gleick is a terrific writer, and FASTER is extremely entertaining. As narrator, the author imparts an infectious joy in his delivery. For those of you who know Gleick's work, however, this is not remotely on the level of GENIUS or CHAOS. There are no difficult scientific theories to clog the mind and slow our thoughts. This is all surface and no depth. Things are moving faster, yes, but what profound impact will that fact have on our multitasking lives? Gleick doesn't say. Still, when the tape ended I wanted more. Oh, brave new world! M.D.B. © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940170233656
Publisher:	Penguin Random House
Publication date:	02/01/2011
Edition description:	Abridged

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