A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, and USA Today bestseller
"Newport is making a bid to be the Marie Kondo of technology: someone with an actual plan for helping you realize the digital pursuits that do, and don't, bring value to your life."—Ezra Klein, Vox
Minimalism is the art of knowing how much is just enough. Digital minimalism applies this idea to our personal technology. It's the key to living...

"As technology becomes deeply integrated into every aspect of our lives, we've begun to expect more emotionally intelligent interactions. But smartphones don't know if we're having a bad day, and cars couldn't care less about compassion. Technology is developing more IQ, but it still lacks EQ. In this book, Pamela Pavliscak--design researcher and advisor to Fortune 500 companies--explores new research about emotion, new technology that engages emotion,...

A computer-age visionary argues that the Internet has failed to live up to its early promises, sharing cautionary perspectives on the Web 2.0 design concept while optimistically evaluating the Internet as a positive cultural vehicle.

"Details the key changes--in health and medicine, technology and communication, the global economy, the earth's climate, energy, and business--that every person, company, and government must understand in order to not only adapt accordingly but thrive in the coming decades. Going beyond prediction, Canton shows readers how to get 'future-smart' with strategic steps they can take today to navigate tomorrow successfully"--

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Vaclav Smil is my favorite author." Bill Gates "How the World Really Works represents the highly readable distillation of this lifetime of scholarship Mr. Smil looks over the horizon of the future with humility and calmness, foreseeing 'a mixture of progress and setbacks, of seemingly insurmountable difficulties and near-miraculous advances.' Wall Street Journal An essential analysis of the modern science and technology...

"Vaclav Smil lleva cincuenta a�nos estudiando las posibilidades que tenemos a nuestro alcance para garantizar el futuro energ�etico de nuestro planeta. Debido a la complejidad de las interacciones que mueven el mundo, la atomizaci�on del conocimiento y la volatilidad de la informaci�on es muy dif�icil anticipar con exactitud qu�e ocurrir�a. Por eso es necesario ce�nirse a los datos y a los l�imites que nos ofrece la ciencia, as�i...

An insider's guide to an innovation revolution that drives modern business and life presents the rules needed and the skills that should be developed to profit from the shifting global economic order.