Uncanny Valley : a memoir
(Playaway Audiobook)
Author
Contributors
Published
Solon, Ohio : Findaway World, LLC, [2020].
Edition
Unabridged.
ISBN
125076968X, 9781250769688
Physical Desc
1 audio media player (approximately 9 hr.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Status
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Cambridge - Audiovisual | BOP 338.476 Wiener | On Shelf |
Cambridge - Audiovisual | BOP 338.476 Wiener | On Shelf |
Medford - Audiovisual | NF Playaway/Wiener | On Shelf |
Somerville - Audiovisual | MEDIA BOOK 338.476 WI | On Shelf |
Watertown - Audiovisual | PLAYAWAY 338.4 WIE 2020 | On Shelf |
More Details
Published
Solon, Ohio : Findaway World, LLC, [2020].
Format
Playaway Audiobook
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English
ISBN
125076968X, 9781250769688
Notes
General Note
Issued on Playaway.
General Note
Title from container.
General Note
"HD."
General Note
"Light."
General Note
Previously released by Macmillan Audio, ℗2020.
General Note
Release date supplied by publisher.
General Note
One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for playback.
Participants/Performers
Read by Suehyla El-Attar.
Description
"In her mid-twenties, at the height of tech-industry idealism, Anna Wiener -- restless 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, progress. Anna arrived during 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, and enriching itself at the expense of the idyllic future it claimed to be building. Part coming-of-age story, part portrait of an already bygone era, Uncanny Valley is a rare first-person glimpse into the 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 democracyendangering liability, alongside a personal narrative of aspiration, ambivalence, and disillusionment."--,Provided by publisher.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Wiener, A., & El-Attar, S. (2020). Uncanny Valley: a memoir (Unabridged.). Findaway World, LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wiener, Anna, 1987- and Suehyla, El-Attar. 2020. Uncanny Valley: A Memoir. Findaway World, LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wiener, Anna, 1987- and Suehyla, El-Attar. Uncanny Valley: A Memoir Findaway World, LLC, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Wiener, Anna, and Suehyla El-Attar. Uncanny Valley: A Memoir Unabridged., Findaway World, LLC, 2020.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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