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Commentary on technologies of reading, writing, research, and, well, knowledge. As these technologies change and develop, what do we lose, what do we gain, what is (fundamentally or trivially) altered? And, not least, what's fun?
Alan Jacobs
Alan Jacobs is a professor of English at Wheaton College and the author, most recently, of The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction. His online commonplace book is here.
How to Read Well in an Age of Distraction
Watch video of Alan Jacobs discussing his new book in a Washington, D.C. lecture in June 2011.
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Alan.
One of my favorite bookstores in the country. I've moved away from Athens, but it was good to see it pop up here. Kindle swindle?
I've spent many an hour and many a dollar at Jackson Street books - great place.
I've spent lots of money there too -- glad to see they're keeping alive their wonderfully contrarian character!