{"product_id":"the-great-acceleration-9781408840214","title":"The Great Acceleration","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFlash crashes. Speed dating. Instant messaging.   From the devices we carry to the lives we lead, everything is getting faster, faster.   But where did this great acceleration come from? And where will it lead? In this vitally important new book, Robert Colvile explains how the cult of disruption in Silicon Valley, the ceaseless advance of technology and our own fundamental appetite for novelty and convenience have combined to speed up every aspect of daily life.   Drawing on the latest research, this book traces the path of this acceleration through our working and social lives, the food we buy and the music to which we listen. It explains how it's transforming the media, politics and the financial markets  and asks whether our bodies, and the natural environment, can cope.   As we race towards the future  into a world packed with new technologies, new ideas and new discoveries  this scintillating and engrossing book is an invaluable, must-read guide to the wonders and dangers that aw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA must-read\u003c\/b\u003e. The effects of acceleration are real, and we need to start taking them seriously -- Steve Hilton, author of 'More Human'\u003cbr\u003eIn a run, run, runaway world, Colvile’s \u003ci\u003eThe Great Acceleration\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ean indispensable guide \u003c\/b\u003eto keeping up. A book that raises eyebrows and questions in equal measure.\u003cb\u003e A meticulous, thoughtful, candid, sometimes stark and yet ultimately optimistic study of humanity\u003c\/b\u003e, and our breath-taking desire for change -- Boris Johnson\u003cbr\u003eA\u003cb\u003e punchy and wide-ranging\u003c\/b\u003e book about how our lives and our society are speeding up, when to apply the brakes and how to enjoy the ride -- Tim Harford, author of 'The Undercover Economist'\u003cbr\u003eIt’s true - life is speeding up. But don’t despair, overall that’s a good thing for prosperity and quality of life, though it may not feel so as the emails pile up… This book is \u003cb\u003eas fast-paced as its subject \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ematter\u003c\/b\u003e, and well worth making time for -- Mark Lynas, author of 'The God Species'\u003cbr\u003eColvile is \u003cb\u003enever less than engagin\u003c\/b\u003eg. Not a paragraph passes without an appealing factoid … It is also inflected by \u003cb\u003ea healthy sense of humour\u003c\/b\u003e … Given how easy it is to accentuate the negative, this is a book well worth reading, especially for the technological naysayers * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003ealert and readable\u003c\/b\u003e survey of the effects of “the great acceleration” on tech firms, social media, art, news media, politics, banking and the environment. Its statistics are certainly striking * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eDespite the intriguing theme, I picked up this book with a heavy heart. There are now so many books inspired by Malcolm Gladwell that they’ve become formulaic… I needn’t have worried. Colvile, a journalist, has done a very good job indeed. It’s an interesting idea and he manages to persuade the reader that it matters. \u003cb\u003eIt’s rare to go for a whole paragraph without learning something unexpected, funny or disturbing\u003c\/b\u003e. The amount of research he has done is impressive. \u003ci\u003eThe Great Acceleration \u003c\/i\u003eis really \u003cb\u003ean excellent book\u003c\/b\u003e -- Daniel Finkelstein, Book of the Week * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eColvile is an \u003cb\u003eentertaining\u003c\/b\u003e writer and his subject is a \u003cb\u003efascinating\u003c\/b\u003e one * Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCompulsive, illuminating and ever-so-slightly terrifying\u003c\/b\u003e -- James Delingpole * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eExcellently researched and thoughtful\u003c\/b\u003e * Spectator *\u003cbr\u003eProvides food for thought * How It Works *\u003cbr\u003eLooking for a seriously good summer read? \u003ci\u003eThe Great Acceleration\u003c\/i\u003e is a\u003cb\u003e brilliant\u003c\/b\u003e take on how our world is changing -- Daniel Hannan\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003every smart\u003c\/b\u003e book by Robert Colvile on the fact that things are getting -- William Leith * Evening Standard *","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48866816655703,"sku":"9781408840214","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781408840214.jpg?v=1722280136","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-great-acceleration-9781408840214","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}