{"product_id":"uncanny-valley-a-memoir-9781250785695","title":"Uncanny Valley: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER. ONE OF THE \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF 2020. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed one of the Best Books of 2020 by \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, ELLE\u003ci\u003e, Esquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eParade\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTeen Vogue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Times \u003c\/i\u003e(UK) and \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping. \u003c\/i\u003eOne of Amazon's Best 100 Books of 2020. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice and a January 2020 IndieNext Pick.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA definitive document of a world in transition: I won't be alone in returning to it for clarity and consolation for many years to come. --Jia Tolentino, author of \u003ci\u003eTrick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe prescient, page-turning account of a journey in Silicon Valley: a defining memoir of our digital age\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn her mid-twenties, at the height of tech industry idealism, Anna Wiener--stuck, broke, and looking for meaning in her work, like any good millennial--left a job in book publishing for the promise of the new digital economy. She moved from New York to San Francisco, where she landed at a big-data startup in the heart of the Silicon Valley bubble: a world of surreal extravagance, dubious success, and fresh-faced entrepreneurs hell-bent on domination, glory, and, of course, \u003ci\u003eprogress\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnna arrived amidst a massive cultural shift, as the tech industry rapidly transformed into a locus of wealth and power rivaling Wall Street. But amid the company ski vacations and in-office speakeasies, boyish camaraderie and ride-or-die corporate fealty, a new Silicon Valley began to emerge: one in far over its head, one that enriched itself at the expense of the idyllic future it claimed to be building. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart coming-of-age-story, part portrait of an already-bygone era, Anna Wiener's memoir is a rare first-person glimpse into high-flying, reckless startup culture at a time of unchecked ambition, unregulated surveillance, wild fortune, and accelerating political power. With wit, candor, and heart, Anna deftly charts the tech industry's shift from self-appointed world savior to democracy-endangering liability, alongside a personal narrative of aspiration, ambivalence, and disillusionment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnsparing and incisive, \u003ci\u003eUncanny Valley\u003c\/i\u003e is a cautionary tale, and a revelatory interrogation of a world reckoning with consequences its unwitting designers are only beginning to understand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250785695\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.30w x 1.00d","brand":"Anna Wiener","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38027146854581,"sku":"9781250785695","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_d3b9f74d-c503-44c3-9df8-77086f971052.jpg?v=1609192227","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/uncanny-valley-a-memoir-9781250785695","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}