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" Hamlet's Blackberry : "
William Powers
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BL
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621656
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| Main Entry
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Powers, William,1961-
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| Title & Author
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Hamlet's Blackberry : : a practical philosophy for building a good life in the digital age /\ William Powers
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1st ed
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Harper,, c2010
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xv, 237 p. :: ill. ;; 22 cm
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| ISBN
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9780061687167
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: 0061687162
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-267)
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| Contents
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What larks? : the conundrum of the connected life. Busy, very busy : in a digital world, where's the depth? ; Hello, Mother : the magic of screens ; Gone overboard : falling out with the connected life ; Solutions that aren't : the trouble with not really meaning it -- Beyond the crowd : teachings of the seven philosophers of screens. Walking to heaven : Plato discovers distance ; The spa of the mind : Seneca on inner space ; Little mirrors : Gutenberg and the business of inwardness ; Hamlet's BlackBerry : Shakespeare on the beauty of old tools ; Inventing your life : Ben Franklin on positive rituals ; The Walden zone : Thoreau on making the home a refuge ; A cooler self : McLuhan and the thermostat of happiness -- In search of depth : ideas in practice. Not so busy : practical philosophies for every day ; Disconnectopia : the Internet sabbath
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"A soulful polemic that challenges the sacred dogma of the digital age--that the more we connect with others, the happier we are--arguing that as our electronic connectedness grows, we are pulled away from the relationships and experiences that give life texture, depth, and meaning"--
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Internet-- Social aspects
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Quality of life
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Solitude
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| Dewey Classification
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303.48/33
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HM851.P688 2010
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