{"product_id":"uncanny-valley-a-memoir-9781250785695","title":"Uncanny Valley: A Memoir","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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3609862\"\u003eAnna Wiener\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.30w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250785695\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250785693\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO015000\"\u003eScience \u0026amp; Technology\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BUS\"\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BUS070030\"\u003eIndustries | Computers \u0026amp; Information Technology\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-COM\"\u003eComputers\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-COM079000\"\u003eSocial Aspects\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnna Wiener\u003c\/b\u003e is a contributing writer to \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e online, where she writes about Silicon Valley, startup culture, and technology. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003en+1\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as in \u003ci\u003eBest American Nonrequired Reading 2017\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in San Francisco. \u003ci\u003eUncanny Valley\u003c\/i\u003e is her first book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48456372879597,"sku":"9781250785695","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_22a8901b-606c-4598-8608-458aa58beec3.jpg?v=1753554416","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/uncanny-valley-a-memoir-9781250785695","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}