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Author: Nicholas CarrCondition: Used, Like NewFormat: PaperbackPages: 304Publisher: WW Norton & CoYear: 2013ISBN: 9780393345223
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Hailed as "the most influential book so far on the cloud computing movement" (Christian Science Monitor), The Big Switch makes a simple and profound statement: Computing is turning into a utility, and the effects of this transition will ultimately change society as completely as the advent of cheap electricity did. In a new chapter for this edition that brings the story up-to-date, Nicholas Carr revisits the dramatic new world being conjured from the circuits of the "World Wide Computer."
Following on the success of The Bike Book, this volume takes us inside all aspects of this growing phenomenon-from smart technology and advanced design to the top visual trends. Text in English, German and French.