Top 10 books to help you survive the digital age
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Guardian, 10 Books
"From Philip K Dick’s obtuse robots to Mark O’Connell’s guide to transhumanism, novelist Julian Gough picks essential reading for a helter skelter world".
Julian Gough is the author of the novel, Connect a 'novel of ideas... disguised as a techno-thriller'. He is also the author of three previous novels, two BBC radio plays, a successful stage play, and the ending to Time Magazine’s 2011 computer game of the year, Minecraft, which has sold over 140 million copies.
This list was originally published in 2018 and was added to this site over 1 year ago.
| Rank | Book | Authors | Year | Country | Language | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17008 | Marshall Mcluhan Unbound | Marshall McLuhan | 2005 | Canadian | English | |
| 1420 | Ubik | Philip K. Dick | 1969 | American | English | |
| 17008 | The Singularity Is Near | Ray Kurzweil | 2005 | American | English | |
| 14110 | To Be A Machine | Mark O'Connell | 2017 | Irish | English | |
| 419 | A Visit From The Goon Squad | Jennifer Egan | 2010 | American | English | |
| 17008 | What Technology Wants | Kevin Kelly | 2010 | American | English | |
| 17008 | The Meme Machine | Susan Blackmore | 1999 | British | English | |
| 892 | Neuromancer | William Gibson | 1984 | American, Canadian | English | |
| 11262 | You Are Not A Gadget | Jaron Lanier | 2010 | American | English | |
| 7630 | All About Love | bell hooks | 2000 | American | English |