{"product_id":"magic-and-loss-the-internet-as-art-9781501132674","title":"Magic and Loss: The Internet as Art","description":"\u003cb\u003eVirginia Heffernan \"melds the personal with the increasingly universal in a highly informative analysis of what the Internet is--and can be. A thoroughly engrossing examination of the Internet's past, present, and future\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review) from one of the best living writers of English prose.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book makes a bold claim: The Internet is among mankind's great masterpieces--a massive work of art. As an idea, it rivals monotheism. But its cultural potential and its societal impact often elude us. In this deep and thoughtful book, Virginia Heffernan reveals the logic and aesthetics behind the Internet, just as Susan Sontag did for photography and Marshall McLuhan did for television. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLife online, in the highly visual, social, portable, and global incarnation rewards certain virtues. The new medium favors speed, accuracy, wit, prolificacy, and versatility, and its form and functions are changing how we perceive, experience, and understand the world. In \"sumptuous writing, saturated with observations that are simultaneously personal, cultural, and strikingly original\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e), Heffernan presents \"a revealing look at how the Internet continues to reshape our lives emotionally, visually, and culturally\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Smithsonian Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e). \"\u003ci\u003eMagic and Loss\u003c\/i\u003e is an illuminating guide to the Internet...it is impossible to come away from this book without sharing some of Heffernan's awe for this brave new world\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Virginia Heffernan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/27\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501132674","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45486920794249,"sku":"9781501132674","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_0e0c91af-79cd-4da8-8521-d21e6ebeefad.jpg?v=1775544443","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/magic-and-loss-the-internet-as-art-9781501132674","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}