{"product_id":"9780374539016","title":"Uncanny Valley","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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed one of the Best Books of 2020 by \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic, \u003c\/i\u003eNPR, 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 Boston Globe, Forbes, The Times \u003c\/i\u003e(UK), \u003ci\u003eFortune, Chicago Tribune, Glamour, The A.V. Club, Vox, Jezebel, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eTown \u0026amp; Country, OneZero, Apartment Therapy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping, PopMatters, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eElectric Literature, Self, The Week \u003c\/i\u003e(UK) and \u003ci\u003eBookPage.\u003c\/i\u003e \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\u003e\"A 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anna Wiener","offers":[{"title":"Farrar Straus \u0026amp; Giroux |  Paperback \/ softback | With flaps |  2020-01-14","offer_id":44151196287231,"sku":"9780374539016","price":24.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/products\/BNCImageAPI_0eab424e-ef91-4e23-a6c7-fcc87379903e.jpg?v=1636264792","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9780374539016","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}